In some parts of the world #insulin has become one of the most expensive liquids. Many people struggle to survive rationing insulin. This is a life or death issue as without insulin a person with #type1diabetes cannot survive.
Some of us are dying today because they cannot afford or access a hormone that is life essential.
Retail prices in the US are $300+ a vial from the 3 majors brands that control the market.
How can #HCP assist people who chose to use #DYIAID?
#wearenotwaiting movement ⤵️
Because DIY #ClosedLoop systems have been so life-changing for them and their kids, they decided to make it available for all.
@lifeforachild /@ispad_org survey - shifting responsibility:
'I am an advocate because I believe that evidence should be made accessible to every stakeholder.'
-Emma Klatman ❤️
@lifeforachild /@ispad_org survey - shifting responsibility:
'Task-shifting & task-sharing: moving a task on from one #HCP to another & where staff from different discipline split the tasks. We are very interested in task-shifting in #T1D'
-Emma Klatman ❤️
@lifeforachild /@ispad_org survey - shifting responsibility:
'We want to document the level of task-shifting and understand who from the clinical team is doing what. We established en survey in 2021 in many languages.'
-Emma Klatman ❤️
The tragedy of non-diagnosis of #T1D, results from the #T1Dindex -G. Ogle:
1⃣9⃣9⃣6⃣ Phnom Penh: no child alive with T1D in Cambodia then.
A boy had a late diagnosis, had had a dose on #insulin, but no fluid yet. He passed away 💔