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.

To find out more information and see how you can help ACT1's effort in serving the community click here!

Secure Supplies: Test Strips Save Lives – Tell Roche Pharmaceuticals To Expand Their Patient Assistance Programs!

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DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest 2012!

Submit your videos to the DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest. Voice your opinion on current diabetes technology and tell the world what new advances you would like to see! Click Here for More Information!

Upcoming Events

Chopped Salad

By Stacey, on July 23rd, 2010

Today is D-Feast Friday!  What is D-Feast Friday you ask?  It’s a fabulous idea created mainly by Karen, Elizabeth and Lorraine via twitter.  (ah the wonderful world of Twitter!)  They have invited all to blog about favorite recipes, including pictures and any special techniques that may be used.

At first thought, I wasn’t going to participate since [...] [...]

July 23rd, 2010 | Category: Blog, Stacey | 5 comments

Meet Annie

By Katie, on July 22nd, 2010

Meet Annie, a blogger and and active member of ACT1, who will now be joining our blogging crew here at ACT1diabetes.org.  You can read her posts every Thursday.  Thanks for coming on board, Annie!
Annie Berger, 27, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a teenager. While she has always been fairly careful about her diabetes, [...] [...]

July 22nd, 2010 | Category: Blog, Guest Blogger | 4 comments

Diabetes Conversation

By Stacey, on July 21st, 2010

The diabetes online community (DOC) is awesome.  If you’re like me and involved with the people who make it up, you already know that.  If you’re not so involved, I would highly recommend checking it out.  We have a blog roll under the community resources tab on our site where you can find some of [...] [...]

July 21st, 2010 | Category: Blog, Stacey | One comment

Friends of Chocolate Cake and Fanta

By Tina, on July 19th, 2010

Over a year ago ACT1 was just a bunch of women who saw a need for change in the Adult Diabetes Community. We had no name, no following and only 7 members. We would meet at a Cosi or one of the members houses and order food out and chat and try to solidify what [...] [...]

July 19th, 2010 | Category: Blog, Tina | 8 comments

ACT1 And Uninsured

By Katie, on July 15th, 2010

ACT1 is excited to announce our new advocacy initiative that spotlights participants in our supply exchange program: ACT1 And Uninsured.
What does an uninsured Adult Coping with Type 1 Diabetes look like?
Much like the rest of us, with many of the same hopes and fears, yet with an added burden of knowledge that they must fight [...] [...]

July 15th, 2010 | Category: Blog, Katie | 3 comments
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