Non-Prescription Supply Program

ACT1 is one of the few organizations in the U.S. that provide a non-prescription supply exchange program for diabetics in need.

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Thoughts

It is our pleasure to have a guest post today by Cherise Nicole …. you can find her over at Diabetes Daily.
For the last 5.5 years of living with diabetes I have always said, “I am in control of my diabetes.”  The other day I was asked by the dentist.  “Is your diabetes controlled?” I [...] [...]

In Case of Emergency…

So the blizzard conditions in the northeast has me wondering, what do us PWD’s do to prepare in case we are stuck somewhere or snowed in with limited access to the supplies we need?As some of you know, I recently went on the pump.And with the pump there are many supplies that come with it [...] [...]

Golden Sneaker

I was invited by the JDRF New York chapter to attend an awards and recognition ceremony for the ’09 Walk.  It was my pleasure to attend the event last night.  I was representing the ACT1 team, as team captain, and also was being recognized for my individual fund raising.  I went last year as well [...] [...]

Symlin?

Today’s guest blog is from Lesley Hoffman, a fellow type 1 and member of ACT1 support groups. We are very happy to have her blog for us from time to time
As unpredictable as Diabetes is, I have found Symlin to be ten times worse. I originally went on it so I could [...] [...]

Recognition, celebration, and re-commitment

Today’s guest blog is by Stacey’s personal friend and type 1 comrade, Katie Aliferis.  You can check her out at Katie’s Health Journey
 
Stacey emailed me a few weeks ago asking if I would ever be interested in being a guest blogger for Act1. I replied immediately with an enthusiastic “yes”! Then, the time came. I [...] [...]