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
Webinar: A Conversation About Aging and Exercise — with Dr. Dessi Zaharieva, CEP, CDCES
Whether you’re a longtime athlete, easing back into movement, or wondering how exercise needs shift as you age with T1D, this talk is for anyone who wants to keep moving — and keep their blood sugars steady — through every stage of life.
Webinar: Managing Steroids with T1D — with Carolyn Robertson, APRN, MSN, CDCES
Whether you’re preparing for a procedure, recovering from one, or navigating steroids for another medical reason, this talk will cover what to expect before, during, and after — and how to adjust your T1D management accordingly.
Medicare, Medigap, and the Cost of Aging with Type 1: What’s Changing in 2026
This article is about what’s actually happening with Medigap premiums in 2026, what’s changing in Medicare’s diabetes coverage (some of it genuinely good), and the financial assistance programs that thousands of older adults with T1D qualify for but never use because no one tells them about them.