Welcome to T1D to 100, a volunteer community of and for Type 1 diabetics as we navigate aging together. Here you’ll find support, tools, and shared experiences to stay prepared, connected, and resilient—while also contributing to research and helping inform healthcare providers. Let’s embrace this journey together with strength and compassion. Learn more about us or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
Are You Prepared?
Living life with diabetes can be difficult, but being prepared from your everyday to emergencies makes it a little easier. Check out our guides and checklists to set yourself up for success living with Type 1 Diabetes!
Where Will You Live?
Finding the perfect living situation as you age is already a challenge, and being a T1D requires even more knowledge about your options. Read up on your options and what you should consider when picking the best environment for your golden years.
How Will Your Body Change?
As we age, there are many bodily changes we need to keep up with and even more to look out for with T1D. Know that you aren’t alone and there are plenty of ways to keep healthy and happy as an aging T1D.
How Are You Coping?
Finding joy as you age can happen in so many ways. Here are some suggestions on how to keep up with community, love, and intellectual stimulation for a healthier and happier time.
Be a T1D Aging Advocate!
Aging T1Ds is a demographic that needs to be advocated for but doesn’t have much support. Find ways to speak up so T1Ds can be heard!
What Are Our Stories?
Part of learning more about yourself is connecting with the stories of others. Here we have several diverse T1D perspectives that will hopefully help you on your journey with T1D.
Significance of the Imagery
Our artwork reflects the journey of life for all of us—sometimes calm, sometimes bumpy. For those of us living with T1D, it reminds us that, even through twists and turns, we can find our way with strength, humor, resilience, and support from each other.
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What Are Our Stories?
Hear T1D perspectives firsthand with these stories to help you navigate being an aging T1D.
When I’m 64
I will turn 64 in a few weeks. Which means that in about a year, I will be on Medicare. The US Government has declared it: I’m almost old! So, you might ask me why I am part of the T1D to 100 Initiative. It’s simple – I’m its target audience. The work we are doing is for me!
Aging with Type 1 Diabetes: When All of Life Suddenly Changes
What happens when, as an aging T1D, you experience a sudden loss or major life change? What happens when you need to make a change to where to live when you were once a “we” and are now only a “me?”
Navigating the Intersection of Breast Cancer and Type 1 Diabetes
My life has been profoundly impacted by managing Type 1 Diabetes since the age of two, alongside my battle with breast cancer ten years ago. However, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my long-time supportive endocrinologist had retired, leaving me to navigate this new challenge without their expertise.