Over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, my 5-month-old niece, Kaylynn, suffered a completely unexpected seizure and was rushed to Windsor Metropolitan Hospital. Kaylynn was diagnosed with a condition called hyperinsulism and has needed to be on a constant life-saving glucose drip and feeding tub...
On Friday March 3, 2017, while Pee Wee hockey player Joshua Davies was on the ice at the Rob Ebbesen Arena in Airdrie AB, his pricey insulin monitor and pump was stolen from the dressing room. The device is worth roughly $5000.00. A story was featured on CTV News on Saturday March 4. Josh was d...
I need assistance raising the money for a new insulin pump. I am a type 1 diabetic and have been since the age of 11. This new technology will serve as an artifical pancreas which will increase and decrease insulin as needed. After insurance the remaining amount is about $2000. Anything given is...
I have never done this before and I still feel slightly embarrassed, but here I go! My name is Dania Gaines as most of yall know... I am 27 years old, I am a hairstylist, and lover of dogs! I became diganosted with Type 1 Diabetes the night of my 11th birthday on December 31, 2000. That night cha...
Lexie is a vibrant, energetic, and compassionate 9 year old girl. We have called her Ladybug since the day she was born. On November 11th 2017 our Ladybug gave us a tremendous scare. She was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, she was almost non-responsive and had very labored breathing. She was...
Ok everyone Ary’s insurance and doctors offices are being extremely difficult in helping her get her insulin for her PUMP. she has type 1 diabetes like me and she has to have $600 to get her insulin or they won’t let her leave the hospital!!! It is the most frustrating thing to be going through...
Even though I have health insurance coverage, I still need to pay for half the cost of my LIFE-SAVING Insulin vials of Novolog. Need to reach this goal by the Decmber 11th. Please help if you can!
My name is Stephanie Ahern. I have been living with Type 1 Diabetes for over 16 years. I am a strong supporter of the American Diabetes Association and with the help my my friends and family we have raised over $4,000 for the cause by participating in the Tour De Cure. I love helping others! ...
This year Eli Lily has refused to give me my Insliun until I pay 1100 dollars They believe my Medicare will cover it My deductable was $250 dollars + $47 . So I am fine for now and the next bottle I get will be $47 too. But after that it will be $698 because of the Donut Hole in Medicare It wil...
Your "likes, comments, emoji's, concerns, & phone calls have been a blessing". Yesterday (12/20/16) I posted on facebook a comment that still burns my skin thinking about it even to this very moment. This is what I posted: "So my mom went to the Giant Pharmacy to pick up her insulin shots which c...
Hello everyone! So I started this little fund me to raise money to be able to get my insulin pump. I’ve been waiting 9 years to be able to get one and now instead of it being covered like my dr and insurance informed me they are wanting $700 up front which is hard to come up with in addition to c...
My health insurance was cut 30 days early, and I thought I’d have it until December 1. The out of pocket cost for my insulin is too much for me to pay alone.
My name is Jeremy and I've been a type-I diabetic since I was 14 years old (21 years now). For the last several years, I have been struggling immensely to get my sugar under control through the means of multiple injections a day. However, on my best days, sugar levels are still a roller-coaster...
As many of you know, Audi was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2015. Just over a year later we got an insulin pump to help get better control of her blood sugars and it has worked well for us over the last two years. Since we recieved this pump, there have been a lot of advances in insulin pu...
Hello friends and family. So as most of you know I have Type 1 Diabetes meaning I'm insulin-dependent and have to give myself shots every day. Lots of shots. Like 4-5 shots a day, and not the fun kind they sing about in that song. Unfortunately these shots are expensive, and currently (until Febr...
Updated October 24th: Wayne's foot surgery went well, although he is not permitted to use the pool for several more weeks (bacteria risk) Bariatric Surgery is scheduled for November 19th (just before Thanksgiving, yes) Cataract Surgery (the first one) will be in January sometime His knee replac...
Hi! I am Layla Williams and I am 7 years old. I was diagnosed this past June with Type 1 Diabetes. For those of you that may not know, this type makes me insulin dependent the rest of my life. My pancreas has become a dead organ. I have to have up to 15 blood checks (finger pokes) and up to 6...
Most of those who will see this already know that I am type one diabetic and I have been for almost 17 years. I started my diabetic journey taking syringe needles and after two years was moved to an insulin pump in order to better maintain my glucose levels. An insulin pump is a wonderful piece o...