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Advisory Councils
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Patient Advisory Council

Our patient advisory council includes

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  • Individuals with lived experience of type 1 diabetes

  • Self-identify with a socially disadvantaged community (e.g. a racial or ethnic minority, immigrant, low socio-economic status, or residing in a rural community)

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This council gives us important advice at every step of our project. They make sure our research always focuses on patients. Their guidance helps us address the special needs of people from historically socially disadvantaged communities with type 1 diabetes. Their ideas help us reach our goal of making sure everyone who wants to can access diabetes technologies.​​

Project Advisory Council

Our project advisory council includes

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  • Endocrinologists

  • Diabetes educators

  • Social workers

  • Community organization partners

  • Policy makers

 

This council bring their professional expertise and extensive experience to the project. They share what they've seen while helping patients with type 1 diabetes from historically socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Their views help us understand the problems people face in accessing diabetes technologies.

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Phase 1
Data Analysis

We will use existing databases to evaluate associations between social disadvantage, use of diabetes technologies, and clinical diabetes outcomes.

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Phase 2
Interviews

We will interview patients, endocrinologists, and diabetes educators to understand what helps and what makes it hard for people from socially disadvantaged communities to start using diabetes technologies

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Phase 3
Co-Designing an
Intervention

Along with patients and providers, we will develop strategies for making it easier for patients from socially disadvantaged communities to start diabetes technologies.

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