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.
Standards of Care: Who Defines it, How, and Why it Matters
The American Diabetes Association’s “Standard of Care” audience is not your average consumer. It’s clinicians. The intention is that clinicians treat ratings as a starting point, then consider exceptions and carve-outs to determine whether the intervention is appropriate for a given patient. With very few exceptions, the term “standard of care” is rarely ever a simple statement of support with no carve-outs.
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.”
Aging With Type 1 Diabetes: Success Story Brings Challenges
Growing old with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a relatively new positive phenomenon, thanks in part to more physiologic insulin formations and increasingly sophisticated glucose management technology. Such advances have dramatically reduced acute and chronic complications that historically shortened life expectancy. Drs. Medha Munshi and Nuzhat Chalisa are working to advocate for the aging demographic of Type 1 Diabetics along with members of the community like Joanne Milo who are creating day-to-day hubs of information.