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{{Short description|Global diabetes charity}}
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'''T1International''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|not for profit]] that advocates for people with [[type 1 diabetes]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 2019|title=American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/insulin-prices-united-states-canada-caravan-1.5195399}}</ref>
| name = T1International
| formation = 2014
| image = T1International logo.png
| headquarters = London, UK
| leader_title = Founder
| leader_name = Elizabeth Pfiester
| website = {{URL|https://www.t1international.com/}}
}}


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'''T1International''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|not for profit]] organization that advocates for people with [[type 1 diabetes]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 2019|title=American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/insulin-prices-united-states-canada-caravan-1.5195399}}</ref> It launched the ''insulin4all'' social media campaign and organised two high profile protests outside [[Eli Lilly and Company|Ely Lilly and Company]] headquarters.<ref name=":0" />
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T1International was founded by Elizabeth Pfiester in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|title='We're Fighting For Our Lives': Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/28/671659349/we-re-fighting-for-our-lives-patients-protest-sky-high-insulin-prices|access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-08|title=Who's Doing What for Diabetes Awareness Month 2021?|url=https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/diabetes-awareness-month-2021|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Healthline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Talmadge|first=Stephanie|date=2020-09-23|title=Sticker Shock in the Pharmacy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/well/live/sticker-shock-in-the-pharmacy.html|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The group has a focus on the affordability and accessibility of [[Insulin (medication)|insulin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathews|first=Alexis|date=2021-01-05|title=New Indiana law allowing insulin without prescription beneficial for certain types of diabetics|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/new-indiana-law-allowing-insulin-without-prescription-beneficial-for-certain-types-of-diabetics/35122078|access-date=2021-12-01|website=WLKY|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Six|first=Taylor|date=5 Nov 2021|title='The power of money': Diabetics struggling with high medical costs look to Alec's Bill in 2022 session|url=https://www.richmondregister.com/news/the-power-of-money-diabetics-struggling-with-high-medical-costs-look-to-alecs-bill-in/article_3a800619-09b9-538e-90d0-f375e487f431.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Richmond Register|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-06-29|title=American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-health-insulin-idUSKCN1TU0T4|access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref>


== History ==
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T1International was founded by Elizabeth Pfiester in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|title='We're Fighting For Our Lives': Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/28/671659349/we-re-fighting-for-our-lives-patients-protest-sky-high-insulin-prices|access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Talmadge|first=Stephanie|date=2020-09-23|title=Sticker Shock in the Pharmacy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/well/live/sticker-shock-in-the-pharmacy.html|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The group has a focus on the affordability and accessibility of [[Insulin (medication)|insulin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathews|first=Alexis|date=2021-01-05|title=New Indiana law allowing insulin without prescription beneficial for certain types of diabetics|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/new-indiana-law-allowing-insulin-without-prescription-beneficial-for-certain-types-of-diabetics/35122078|access-date=2021-12-01|website=WLKY|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Six|first=Taylor|date=5 Nov 2021|title='The power of money': Diabetics struggling with high medical costs look to Alec's Bill in 2022 session|url=https://www.richmondregister.com/news/the-power-of-money-diabetics-struggling-with-high-medical-costs-look-to-alecs-bill-in/article_3a800619-09b9-538e-90d0-f375e487f431.html|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Richmond Register|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-06-29|title=American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-health-insulin-idUSKCN1TU0T4|access-date=2021-12-01}}</ref>

== Activities ==
T1International's global headquarters are based in London, England, and their work includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Quigley|first=Fran|date=2018-08-27|title=Activists with diabetes take on the global insulin crisis|url=https://www.salon.com/2018/08/27/activists-with-diabetes-take-on-the-global-insulin-crisis_partner/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref>
T1International's global headquarters are based in London, England, and their work includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Quigley|first=Fran|date=2018-08-27|title=Activists with diabetes take on the global insulin crisis|url=https://www.salon.com/2018/08/27/activists-with-diabetes-take-on-the-global-insulin-crisis_partner/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref>


T1International launched the social media ''insulin4all'' campaign<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shure|first=Natalie|last2=Shure|first2=Natalie|last3=Shure|first3=Natalie|last4=Brown|first4=Dana|last5=Poole|first5=Isaiah J.|last6=Brown|first6=Dana|last7=Poole|first7=Isaiah J.|last8=Shure|first8=Natalie|last9=Shure|first9=Natalie|date=2021-11-29|title=Democrats Are Overselling Build Back Better’s Insulin Pricing Cap|work=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/164551/insulin-build-back-better-pharma|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0028-6583}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and has held two protests outside the headquarters of [[Eli Lilly and Company|Eli Lilly]].<ref name=":0" /> The second protest included a confrontation between company executive and the mother of Alec Smith, who died in 2017, after rationing insulin manufactured by Eli Lilly.<ref name=":0" />
T1International launched the social media ''insulin4all'' campaign<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Shure|first=Natalie|date=2021-11-29|title=Democrats Are Overselling Build Back Better's Insulin Pricing Cap|magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/164551/insulin-build-back-better-pharma|access-date=2021-12-01|issn=0028-6583}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and has held two protests outside the headquarters of [[Eli Lilly and Company]].<ref name=":0" /> The second protest included a confrontation between company executive and the mother of Alec Smith, who died in 2017, after rationing insulin manufactured by Eli Lilly.<ref name=":0" />

T1International does a twice-annual survey to determine what people are paying for insulin throughout the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=How a Minnesota man who died due to insulin prices could change US healthcare forever|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/insuluin-prices-diabetes-alec-smith-b1972475.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/insuluin-prices-diabetes-alec-smith-b1972475.html |archive-date=2022-05-26 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-12|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines]]
* [[Universities Allied for Essential Medicines]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External link ==
== External links ==
[https://www.t1international.com/ T1International - Official webpage]
* [https://www.t1international.com/ T1International - Official webpage]

[[Category:Intellectual property activism]]
[[Category:Health activism]]
[[Category:Pharmaceuticals policy]]
[[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2014]]
[[Category:Diabetes organizations]]

Latest revision as of 02:55, 8 July 2023

T1International
Formation2014
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Founder
Elizabeth Pfiester
Websitewww.t1international.com

T1International is a not for profit organization that advocates for people with type 1 diabetes.[1] It launched the insulin4all social media campaign and organised two high profile protests outside Ely Lilly and Company headquarters.[2]

History

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T1International was founded by Elizabeth Pfiester in 2014.[3][4] The group has a focus on the affordability and accessibility of insulin.[5][6][7]

Activities

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T1International's global headquarters are based in London, England, and their work includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.[2]

T1International launched the social media insulin4all campaign[8][2] and has held two protests outside the headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company.[2] The second protest included a confrontation between company executive and the mother of Alec Smith, who died in 2017, after rationing insulin manufactured by Eli Lilly.[2]

T1International does a twice-annual survey to determine what people are paying for insulin throughout the world.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine". CBC. 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Quigley, Fran (2018-08-27). "Activists with diabetes take on the global insulin crisis". Salon. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  3. ^ "'We're Fighting For Our Lives': Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  4. ^ Talmadge, Stephanie (2020-09-23). "Sticker Shock in the Pharmacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  5. ^ Mathews, Alexis (2021-01-05). "New Indiana law allowing insulin without prescription beneficial for certain types of diabetics". WLKY. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  6. ^ Six, Taylor (5 Nov 2021). "'The power of money': Diabetics struggling with high medical costs look to Alec's Bill in 2022 session". Richmond Register. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  7. ^ "American caravan arrives in Canadian 'birthplace of insulin' for cheaper medicine". Reuters. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  8. ^ Shure, Natalie (2021-11-29). "Democrats Are Overselling Build Back Better's Insulin Pricing Cap". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  9. ^ "How a Minnesota man who died due to insulin prices could change US healthcare forever". The Independent. 2021-12-10. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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