Resources: Websites of Interest
The life expectancy of older people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) has increased. Research brings attention to the critical issues of this aging population. The sites included provide information as we strive to find practical solutions to the urgent needs of an aging population with T1D. Research into the complex needs of people with T1D will also help in the education of caregivers, medical professionals and policy makers.
Here we provide a list of organizations, communities, and blogs relevant to aging as a Type 1 Diabetic and the challenges that come with it including caregiving and advocacy. We will continue to add relevant sites, please let us know if you have more to add!
If you’re looking for more detailed, technical, and data-driven references, please check the main pages of each topic.
Navigating Medicare
Aging and Technology
- Why You Should Embrace New Technology As You Age
- In Senior Homes, A.I. Technology Is Sensing Falls Before They Happen
Websites Specific to Aging and Caregiving
- Alliance for Aging Research
- California Department of Aging (CDA) – State of California
- Caregiver Nation Network
- International Geriatric Diabetes Society
- National Advisory Panel for Care Home Diabetes (NAPCHD) – fDROP
- TenderCare (Smart care system to care for aging loved ones)
- U.S. Senate Special Committee On Aging
Other Useful Resources You Can Find Online
- For more information about Aging Alone Together, email agingalonetogether@dorotusa.org or visit the program’s website at dorotusa.org/agingalonetogether.
- A national clearinghouse of resources for solo agers and information about solo-ager groups in the United States is available at the Navigating Solo website.
- The National Council on Aging has assembled a guide to resources and support for older adults living alone on its website, ncoa.org.
- Facebook groups for solo agers include Elder Orphans (Aging Alone), Elder Orphans, NYC Solo Agers and Solo Aging Without Personal Representative. Another online community is The Solo Ager/Aging Together.
- Books about planning for solo aging include “Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers,” “Solo and Smart,” “Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old?” and “The Complete ElderCare Panel.”
- Several videos about planning for solo aging can be found on YouTube, including a helpful video from CJE SeniorLife.
Latest Research News
- Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders – Understanding the Needs of People Aging with Type 1 Diabetes: a User‑Focused Research Study with Prototype Diabetes Advance Directive and Setting the Stage for Future Research (PDF)
- Missed Autoimmune Diabetes: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults in the Setting of Autoimmune Clustering
- New Study Highlights Stressors of Living with Type 1 Diabetes as an Older Adult
- Life Stage Transitions for People with Type 1 Diabetes
- Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Care for Type 1 Diabetes in Older Adulthood
- Stakeholder-Engaged Precision Health for Longevity and Healthy Aging with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
- Type 1 Diabetes and the Impact of Aging
- Addressing the Educational Needs of Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes-Specific Websites
- American Diabetes Association (ADA): Diabetes Research, Education, Advocacy
- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF)
- Dear Diabetes – Websites of Interest
- Center for Disease Control: Articles on Diabetes
- Diabetes Research Connection
- Diabetes Sisters: Diabetes Non-Profit Organization for Women
- Diabetes Strong: We Make Living with Diabetes Easier
- UCSF: Diabetes Teaching Center
- DiaTribe: Making Sense of Diabetes
- Joslin Diabetes Center: Medalist Program & Study for Diabetics
- Learning About Diabetes, Inc
- Mayo Clinic: Type 1 Diabetes – Symptoms and causes
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
- Seniors with Sensors (Continuous Glucose Monitors)
- Taking Control Of Your Diabetes® | Edutaining the Diabetes Community Since 1995
- The Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Diabetes
- (20+) Type 1 Diabetics for 50years+ Group | Facebook
- 35 Best Type 1 Diabetes Blogs and Websites in 2025
Last updated 12/26/2025.
Recent Stories
The Wit and Wisdom of Fran Carpentier: 57 Years with Type 1 Diabetes
“I think that my first husband felt that I made life hard for us. I couldn’t be as spontaneous as he probably wanted me to be. You know this was pre-insulin pumps and CGMs. We were young, he wanted to go out and do things and I felt I had to do things a certain way to keep my sugar really well-controlled. I think I’m the most fun person in the room, but he felt that I was a wet blanket. There was probably truth to it forty years ago. Today, technology has freed up life for us T1Ds. Of course that freedom means relying on all manner of medical apparatus and being visible about it.”
Museum curator, 77, Learns Gen Z (AAVE) Slang and Goes Viral: “Honestly, she ate.”
The National Gallery of Art’s deputy head of sculpture stepped behind a 16th-century urn and began to describe it to the camera. “Chat, I’m about to buss it down Roman Empire style,” said Alison Luchs, 77, using Gen Z slang she recently learned. “Haters will say this urn is mid, but they don’t know we’ve clocked its tea.”
Aging with T1D: In Living Color
Haidee Merrit is a New Hampshire-based artist best known in theT1D community as a cartoonist whose three books of diabetes-themed cartoons and illustrations share a humorous, and often edgy, take on life as a type one. She is also a colorful artist whose works are vibrant and lively, often featuring vividly detailed insects or splashy abstract landscapes. She met with us at T1Dto100 to talk about what led her to her specific art forms and her philosophy about living with T1D.