Donating Unused Insulin To Charity?
New Member Parent of Type 1 Insulin Pumper Hi everyone, I am a newbie here. My daughter type 1 and recently switched to a pump which is going pretty well. I have quite a few boxes of insulin pens (Novomix 30) in the fridge unused which are not past their sell by date. We switched insulin type before we went on pump so we don't need them for back up. Does anyone know of a charity who would welcome a donation. I feel quite heartbroken when I think of children in third world countries who must need it so badly and parents can't afford it.. there must be something like that out there?? Fi, in the UK, unfortunately this is illegal. Lots of people have wanted to donate unwanted medicine...but unfortunately it is almost always not the possible. Novomix is also not really an insulin of choice, particularly outside the UK, so it may well be that it is not wanted. Someone may have other ideas...but I think you will struggle...it is a really nice idea, but unfortunately as often is the case, bureaucracy stands in the way of a dam(n) good idea. Many cancer drugs unfortunately have a similar fate. Hope that your daughter is finding the pump good. I too am in the UK and am trying to get a pump...it is a long road, but fingers crossed. A1C 6.4% (04/07), 5.4% (06/07), 5.6% (08/07), 6.4% (01/08), 6.9% (10/08), 6.9% (06/09) 7.8 (10/12), Dx 02/02/07. Now using Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring. Continue reading >>
What To Do With Unused Syringes
Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please,join our community todayto contribute and support the site. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. I have a completely unopened box of syringes that I'm unable to use and I don't know what to do with them. The company I ordered them from won't send out a retrieval pack for them because it doesn't meet their minimum amount. My doctor's office has no suggestions as to what to do. I can't throw them out - there's nothing wrong with them. Does anyone have any ideas about what I can do? Thanks in advance for your help. Donate to a diabetes clinic? Perhaps a hospice? I would call one of the diabetes care agencies in your city and see if they have suggestions. A pity your doctor's office wasn't more helpful. I have used them to inject weed killer in plants that were too close to good plants to spray. But then again, I may be nuts. You could use one to oil a squeeky thing. It would get in joints a regular oil can would never fit. Don't throw them away. Someone else can use those supplies. I recommend googling "donate unused diabetic supplies" to find a donation club. There are a few organization which gathers unused supplies and distribute them to type 1 children in developing countries who can't afford insulin and other supplies. I know of Insulin For Life but there are others, and there may be one in your neighborhood, city or state. Once you have gather information, please share with your doctor's office for future reference. Continue reading >>
Where Do Expired Test Strips I Donate Go?
You may wonder what is going to happen to the expired test strips you donate. Don’t worry, we put them to good use. The expired test strips you donate will be donated to the Pet Diabetes Program or the Diabetes Art Center. These are wonderful programs that help support both humans and animals with diabetes. The Pet Diabetes Program gets expired test strips that have been expired for less than 1 year It is not only people that are affected by diabetes, but animals can get diabetes too. Treating diabetes in an animal is just as costly as treating it in a human. Since most pets do not have health insurance their owners must pay out of pocket for their testing supplies and medication. Many owners do not test their pets regularly because of the costs associated with it. This leads to poor control and increases the risk of diabetic complications. We donate expired test strips that have been expired for less than a year to families with a diabetic pet. Control solution is also provided at no cost to ensure that the results are accurate. This program has improved the lives of several diabetic pets who would have otherwise suffered from poorly controlled diabetes. The Diabetes Art Center gets expired test strips that have been expired for more than 1 year Expired test strips that have been expired for more than one year are donated to the Diabetes Art Center. Diabetic artists of all ages create masterpieces made of old diabetic supplies and The Diabetes Art Center auctions them off to the highest bidder. All proceeds from the auctions go to help the uninsured/underinsured pay for their antidiabetic medications and diabetes testing supplies. This is a great way to recycle those expired test strips and help out a diabetic in need. Continue reading >>
Where To Donate Diabetic Supplies? | Chicago - Yelp
First, try refreshing the page and clicking Current Location again. Make sure you click Allow or Grant Permissions if your browser asks for your location. If your browser doesn't ask you, try these steps: At the top of your Chrome window, near the web address, click the green lock labeled Secure. In the window that pops up, make sure Location is set to Ask or Allow. You're good to go! Reload this Yelp page and try your search again. If you're still having trouble, check out Google's support page . You can also search near a city, place, or address instead. At the top of your Opera window, near the web address, you should see a gray location pin. Click it. In the window that pops up, click Clear This Setting You're good to go! Reload this Yelp page and try your search again. If you're still having trouble, check out Opera's support page . You can also search near a city, place, or address instead. Click Safari in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen, then Preferences. Under Website use of location services, click Prompt for each website once each day or Prompt for each website one time only. MacOS may now prompt you to enable Location Services. If it does, follow its instructions to enable Location Services for Safari. Close the Privacy menu and refresh the page. Try using Current Location search again. If it works, great! If not, read on for more instructions. Back in the Privacy dialog, Click Manage Website Data... and type yelp.com into the search bar. Click the yelp.com entry and click Remove. You're good to go! Close the Settings tab, reload this Yelp page, and try your search again. If you're still having trouble, check out Safari's support page . You can also search near a city, place, or address instead. At the top of your Firefox window, to the left of the web Continue reading >>
Gainesville Nonprofit Readying Diabetes Supplies For Irma Response
A Gainesville nonprofit is preparing to ship thousands of pounds of diabetes-management supplies to those in the path of Hurricane Irma days after it also did so in response to Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas. Insulin for Life USA has already started to coordinate with partner organizations in South Florida and Puerto Rico to donate and ship the supplies, saidMark Atkinson, president of the organization and director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute. There hasnt been much of a break here between what we did in Texas and what were prepared to do in South Florida, said Atkinson, whos also a professor in UFs College of Medicine. The organization typically delivers the diabetes-management supplies internationally, including to Belize and Gambia.For the Harvey response, it donated and shipped about 4,000 pounds of it to Texas, including insulin, glucose readers and syringes. Items used to manage diabetes need to be stored under specific conditions, and the flooding and power outages in Texas caused the loss of usable supplies, Atkinson said. Proper management of diabetes is a challenge during a natural disaster, he said. The insulin itself needs to be refrigerated, so if you lose power, the insulin has the potential of going bad. He also noted that glucose-monitoring equipment can be destroyed by water. Insulin for Life partnered with a network of disaster-relief organizations from around the country that set up distribution sites in parts of southeast Texas affected by Harvey, including Houston and Wharton. In preparation for Irma, Insulin for Life is in need of volunteers, unused diabetes supplies and money to cover shipping costs, Atkinson said. Meanwhile, those with diabetes can visit the organizations website to learn more about special storm preparations. Continue reading >>
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Spring Cleaning With Diabetes Supplies
Like me, you probably have a diabetes supply drawer (unofficially) labeled with “I have no idea what to do with these.” We recently asked a question to our Facebook community that read, “Spring is almost here! Are you planning to do some spring cleaning with your diabetes supplies?” and it sounded like the community had some of the same questions I had about best practices for disposing of these supplies. So what are you supposed to do with different diabetes supplies? When it comes to spring cleaning with diabetes supplies there are a few key things to keep in mind. Recycling Keep an eye on the symbols that appear on packages as these may provide guidance on whether or not you can recycle something. If there is a recycling symbol found on the package you should be able to recycle it. You may not have realized that there are many diabetes products that you can recycle such as test strip or infusion set boxes, infusion set cartons, protective plastic needles caps, and paper instructions for use, just to name a few. Check out this website to find a recycling center and local guidelines in your area. Disposing of Needles Most importantly, and possibly most common for people with diabetes, you need to be aware of how to properly dispose of needles. Needles should always be disposed of in a sharps container or container that can’t be easily punctured like a sealed milk carton or laundry detergent bottle (although this might not be allowed where you live, so make sure to confirm what’s allowed in your area first). To learn about your local regulations on throwing away needles, check out this website. Disposing of Electronic Waste Electronic waste can range from an out of warranty MiniLink® transmitter to a blood glucose meter that you don’t use anymore. As a ru Continue reading >>
Diabetes Medical Supplies Program
Diabetes is an expensive disease even when you are lucky enough to have good health insurance! One of the single largest requests we receive each year is for assistance obtaining diabetes medical supplies. i have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. i am a veteran and the VA will give me a meter and 30 test strips. is there anyplace that helps with the cost of these strips as i have been unemployed now for almost a year. Regular testing is very important for the successful management of diabetes. Defeat Diabetes Foundation is pleased to offer medical supplies to those who request them. If you are having difficulties affording supplies you may request: glucometer, lancing device, lancets and test strips (100 max.) Be sure to double check the brand you use. Our supplies change regularly so it is possible we may be out of the brand you regularly use. Please note we also only ship supplies to US postal mailing locations. Continue reading >>
Do You Have Extra Diabetes Supplies You No Longer Need?
By Nicole Kofman and Kelly Close Twitter Summary: Learn how you can donate your unused diabetes supplies to help save peoples lives around the world: donate at this link. Before insulin was discovered in 1921, a diabetes diagnosis was often a death sentence. Nearly 100 years later, it still is in many places on our planet. This is particularly true in less developed parts of the world, where hundreds of thousands of people with diabetes don’t have access to the most basic life-saving resources that we often take for granted: insulin, strips, and meters. There are several organizations dedicated to bringing these resources to people across the world with diabetes – Life for a Child, Insulin for Life, Team Type 1 Foundation, and Marjorie’s Fund are just a few. We were fortunate to sit down recently with Dr. Mark and Carol Atkinson, President and Director of Insulin For Life USA (IFL USA), to learn more about their work and how people can get involved. We hugely support the work of IFL USA, which gathers unused diabetes supplies from the U.S. and sends them, free of charge, to people in need in disadvantaged regions. You can learn how to donate your unused supplies (insulin, strips, and more) at this link, and read below why and how IFL USA came to be. What amazing efforts the Atkinsons are making – and this is in addition to all that Dr. Atkinson is already doing at the University of Florida and with the nPOD Program. The Problem As Dr. Atkinson outlined in a recent highly praised piece published in the research journal The Lancet, there are several barriers to accessing diabetes supplies, including: High cost of insulin and blood glucose test strips; Insufficient health system resources applied to diabetes; Lack of diabetes education; and Lack of home refrigerati Continue reading >>
How To Donate Diabetes Supplies In Harveys Aftermath
How to Donate Diabetes Supplies in Harveys Aftermath Insulin For Life USA is mounting a rare domestic relief effort to help people with diabetes in Texas. Update: 8/28/2017 9:00 p.m. JDRF and the ADA have announced a joint partnership with the American Red Cross and FEMA to bring in diabetes supplies to areas affected by Harvey. Information on this effort will be regularly given at this site: www.diabetes.org/hurricaneharvey Many in the diabetes community are eager to help those with diabetes affected by Tropical Storm Harvey, and some have written Facebook posts urging others to donate to Insulin For Life USA, which typically focuses on donating diabetes supplies after international disasters. While the reputation of Insulin For Life USA as an international medical aid organization is solid, I called to double-check that the organization was mounting a domestic relief effort to help those in the path of the storm in Texas. Director Carol Atkinson confirmed by phone that the organization has a 800-pound pallet of diabetes supplies assembled to send to Texas. This will be the first domestic relief effort by Insulin For Life USA that will include insulin, she said. The organization has undertaken many similar post-hurricane efforts abroad and has donated diabetes supplies without insulin after domestic disasters. We are poised and ready to react, Atkinson said. Getting those supplies physically to Texas still requires overcoming a few hurdles, however. Insulin For Life USAs legal team is still working on getting regulatory sign-off on the shipment. There is more red tape involved in domestic relief shipments than international ones, and Atkinson said that if this were an international shipment, it would already be on the road. Insulin For Life USA is also still working t Continue reading >>
Donations | Diabetes Youth Foundation Of Indiana
The Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana (DYFI) is a local 501c3 non-profit with a mission and passion to educate, encourage, and empower children living with Type 1 diabetes, while providing support to their families. All donations made to the DYFI stay right here in Indiana and support our campers! While majority of our funding goes toward making camp affordable for all families, we are also in need of donations to help keep camp vibrant and running. This includes repairs, new structures to expand, and more! Check out below to find out how you can donate to the DYFI! If you would like to make a monetary donation, click on the Paypal Donate link below. If you would prefer to send a check, please make the check out to the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana, 817 South Tibbs Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46241. All donations can be mailed or dropped off at either location: 817 South Tibbs Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46241 or Camp (5050 East 211th Street, Noblesville, IN 46062.) If you would prefer to order off of Amazon, here is a link to our Wish List . Dont forget to use Amazon Smile while you shop! For every purchase, the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana will get a percentage back. Click here to shop Amazon Smile anytime. (Our shipping address for Amazon is 5050 East 211th Street, Noblesville, IN 46062.) Paracord, Tiedye kits, Key Chains, Construction Paper, Rexlace Plastic Lace, Jewelry Beads, Fashion Duct Tape Here is a list of our dream big wishlist, items that are either needed but lack funding or would be great to have for the campers! It might even be something a group with required skills could help with. A HUGE thank you to Peyton Manning Childrens Hospital at St. Vincent, Ascension for donating funding to build a new high ropes challenge course and climbing walls! A Continue reading >>
American Diabetes Association, Jdrf And Insulin For Life Respond To Catastrophic Flooding Due To Hurricane Harvey In Texas
American Diabetes Association, JDRF and Insulin for Life Respond to Catastrophic Flooding Due to Hurricane Harvey in Texas More than 3,750 pounds of supplies, to serve the Houston, Galveston, Harris County and Corpus Christi communities, will arrive by this Friday, and 1-800-DIABETES to have extended phone hours this week and weekend In a landmark partnership, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), JDRF and Insulin for Life (IFL USA) have secured and shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to people with diabetes affected by Hurricane Harvey. Five pallets, each of which includes 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads, are already en route to the Houston area. Accompanying each pallet are separate packages containing dozens of blood glucose meters along with thousands of glucose test strips and lancets, which will allow an individual to test his or her blood glucose three times per day for nearly two months. More than 25,000 units of analogue and human insulins, in both vial and pen forms, will also be delivered for each pallet, pending safe delivery and temperature control conditions at the locations. One pallet is for immediate distribution by the Houston Health Department to evacuees with diabetes who are sheltered at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The second pallet will be distributed by Sen. Larry Taylors office to the Galveston communities of Clear Creek, Friendswood, League City and Victory Lakes. Two pallets are being delivered to the Harris County Health Department. And the fifth pallet is going to the City of Corpus Christi Health Department. The ADAs Center for Information, 1-800-DIABETES, will have extended phone hours this week to assist anyone in need: - 8:30 a.m. ET to 10:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, August 29 t Continue reading >>
Help For Those Affected By Hurricane Irma
Help for Those Affected by Hurricane Irma If youre affected by Hurricane Irma and are Call 911 due to the heavy volume of calls, be sure tostay on the line until your call can be answered. Call the American Red Crossat 877-500-8645. Looking for a shelter? Here is a directory of Red Cross shelters. In Florida list of pharmacies, list of shelters, call the Department of Health Hotline at 1-800-245-4444. In Puerto Rico list of pharmacies, emergency government page In the US Virgin Islands updates on airports and shelters, the VITEMA Facebook Page If you need replacement insulin or medications, contact a local pharmacy. Note: Many insurance plans have disaster overrides that help you to replace your destroyed medicine for a co-pay. If you cannot reach local pharmacy, contact the Red Cross for emergency supplies. The Red Cross is encouraging you to list yourself as Safe and Well . Type 1 diabetes reminders for natural disasters Identify yourself as someone who has diabetes Keep emergency supplies with you to treat hypoglycemia Secure insulinIf you can get to a pharmacy, its the best way to access your medicines or get emergency supplies. A list of open pharmacies can be foundhere. Resources from device and supply companies Lilly Answers Center Call 1-800-545-5979 if you need assistance with insulin or other medicine that has been damaged or destroyed by the storm. For more information, visit here . Medtronic Storm Hotline Call 1-800-646-4633 ext 64545.For more information, visit here . Omnipod users Podders needing supplies can contact customer care team at 800-591-3455. We have been notified that local representatives in affected areas will have additional supplies. Donate to the American Red Cross.You can also give a quick $10 donation now by texting REDCROSS to 90-999. D Continue reading >>
The Donation Of Supplies Is Key To The Mission Of Ifl Usa
Sharing what you no longer need will save lives…. The reasons underlying this tragic and unacceptable circumstance are numerous; the one common thread is that it occurs to each child through no fault of their own. 90,000 children with type 1 diabetes, from over 70 countries, suffer, sometimes even die, for lack of insulin. We collect in-date & unneeded insulin, test strips, as well as other diabetes supplies, and ship them to developing countries. They are then distributed, free of charge, to children and adults with diabetes who otherwise would go without these life saving medications. Continue reading >>
How To Donate
This page will give you information on how to find places near you that will welcome your extra supplies as a donation, if we are unable to purchase them from you. Under the section HELP FOR UNINSURED DIABETICS you will also find links that will direct you to help finding low-cost prescriptions and assistance with getting your diabetic supplies if you are facing financial challenges. How To Donate Your Supplies Uninsured and under-insured diabetics often are not able to pay for their diabetic supplies. Donations of diabetic supplies are greatly needed for low income and uninsured diabetics. Charity organizations look for donations of test strips, glucose meters, syringes, sharps containers, insulin pumps and alcohol pads. Step 1 Check the Islets of Hope website for a list of charitable organizations that accept donations of diabetes supplies and redistribute them to low-income or uninsured diabetics and health care clinics. Step 2 Contact hospitals, low income and free health care clinics and ask if they accept donations of diabetes supplies. Find a health center in your area: Step 3 Consider your local animal shelter! They are often overlooked when they could be desperately in need of supplies to help the diabetic animals in their care. Find a shelter in your area: Step 4 Call social services and ask if they know of organizations accepting donations or of a specific individual in need of free diabetes supplies. Find a homeless shelter in your area: Step 5 Ask your doctor if s/he is interested in accepting your diabetic supplies. Your doctor will most likely encounter an uninsured diabetic patient who could benefit from free supplies. Step 6 Place an advertisement in your local newspaper listing your diabetes supplies “for free.” Talk to the newspaper about placing Continue reading >>
Diabetic Supplies For Hurricane Harvey Victims Gathered By Uf Health Researchers Non-profit Group
When Hurricane Harvey swamped Southeast Texas, many people lost access to crucial medical supplies. A Gainesville nonprofit group led by a University of Florida Health diabetes researcher and his wife has stepped up to help, getting thousands of pounds of insulin and diabetic supplies on the road to Texas with more to come. Insulin for Life USA typically gathers unused diabetic supplies and dispatches them to needy patients around the world. Hurricane Harvey created an instant need closer to home. There are a lot of people in Southeast Texas who have diabetes. Many of them lost the insulin and supplies they need to manage their disease, said Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., director of the UF Diabetes Institute, a professor in the UF College of Medicines departments of pathology and pediatrics and president of Insulin for Life USA. On Wednesday afternoon, five pallets of diabetic supplies some 4,000 pounds in all were boxed up and sent to Texas. For Atkinson, who is president of Insulin for Life, and his wife, Carol, its their first time handling domestic aid since they founded the group in 2012. As Mark Atkinson spoke earlier this week about organizing donations, emails about the need for diabetic supplies in the Houston area kept pinging his phone. Its a tall order for the Atkinsons and their small cadre of volunteers, which include UF College of Pharmacy students, but they get results: Last year, the group distributed more than $3 million of diabetic supplies to people who need them. Insulin for Life is accepting all types of diabetes-related donations in-date, unneeded insulin vials, pens and cartridges; glucagon; A1C test kits; glucose meters and strips, syringes and other supplies. Cash donations, which help with shipping expenses and allow the supplies to be distributed fr Continue reading >>
