What We Are Doing
We spent a great amount of time simply defining our concerns and fears. And then we looked at solutions and tools to help us live our best lives into old age, with safety and confidence.
Our team includes T1Ds, researchers, and healthcare professionals. We are driven to find the best answers to aging gracefully with diabetes. Together, we bring over 942 years of collective T1D wisdom and experiences!
We are looking to the research community to validate our solutions and then share them with other T1Ds, our medical teams, our diabetes educators, and our loved ones.
Up until now, there has been very little attention paid to our aging T1D demographic. We need to call attention to our needs and help to effect changes in our care, knowledge within the caregiving community and information about our changing needs as we age. Please join us to make an impact in all our lives and diabetes care.
Last updated 08/05/2025.
Recent Stories
LGBTQ+ Webinar
For more information about issues facing LGBTQ+ older adults, please check out the Justice in Aging upcoming webinar with SAGE and Lambda Legal.
Aging with T1D: There’s Always Something to Laugh About
Brad Slaight is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, filmmaker, and all-around fun and funny guy. He’s also a T1D – creator of the Diabetes Hero Squad – who’s known for bringing a few laughs to our complicated lives. We sat down with Brad to find out more about what he’s up to and see what he has to say about aging with T1D.
These Boomers Tried Caring for Parents. Now They’re Tidying Up to Spare Their Kids.
“Not only is caregiving becoming more prevalent [and] more stressful, it’s also lasting longer,” said Jason Resendez, president of the National Alliance for Caregiving. “This is not a looming crisis. This is something that people are living through right now every day.”