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Diabetes disproportionately impacts racial and ethnic minorities and low-income adult populations within the U.S. Marginalized and underserved communities just like the Black, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, disabled and LQBTQ+ communities may struggle to receive the education and resources they deserve resulting from unique barriers they face.
Barriers may include an absence of culturally-sensitive providers, living in food deserts, being uninsured or underinsured, overall lack of diabetes management support and lack of accessible and inexpensive healthcare and technology—like continuous glucose monitors (CGM).
No matter gender, race, education or socioeconomic background, everyone with diabetes deserves access to inexpensive resources and services they need. Should you are an individual from an underserved community that lives with diabetes, use this directory to search out organizations to get tools and support.
Diabetes organizations for a lot of communities
American Diabetes Association provides online educational resources, news updates, culturally-inclusive recipes and search tools to show you how to find local resources and tools.
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists provides online educational resources on all sorts of diabetes and has a search tool for locating local services.
diaTribe is a web based publication that gives educational resources, from news to drugs to devices. diaTribe is an awesome resource hub for learning about diabetes management and advocacy.
Diversity in Diabetes is a nonprofit that gives educational resources while raising awareness around racial and ethnic health disparities.
Insulin For Life (IFL) is a registered charity that gives insulin and diabetes management supplies freed from charge in emergency situations like natural disasters to those with diabetes who otherwise would go without these life-saving resources. *Only works with clinics so that you would want to ask your clinic in the event that they work with IFL.
Migrant Clinicians Network raises awareness around migrant health disparities. Their cost-effective virtual case management program, Health Network, provides ongoing health support for migrants to search out care at their next destination. Enrolling in this system requires a clinic to enroll you.
Diabetes organizations for Black communities
African-American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit that goals to coach African Americans about diabetes risks and management while mobilizing daring, inclusive motion through advocacy.
Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) is the primary national nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity for Black women in America. BWHI provides online resources on diabetes management and stigma. Their program, Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL2) is a 12-month program that equips participants with the tools to stop type 2 diabetes.
BlackDoctor.org (BDO) connects wellness and culture to supply culturally relevant resources surrounding health. BDO has a search tool to search out a culturally sensitive doctor.
Center for Black Health and Equity is a national nonprofit facilitating public health programs and services that profit communities and other people of African descent. Although diabetes just isn’t at the middle of the organization’s mission, individuals with diabetes will find many applicable resources about overall health through the nonprofit.
Diabetes organizations for Latinx communities
The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists provides online Spanish educational resources for individuals with all diabetes types.
Latino Diabetes Association is a corporation that focuses on diabetes prevention and self-management for underserved Latino communities. They work with local clinics within the Los Angeles area to supply diabetes teaching programs and still have online educational resources.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health is a science-based, community-driven organization that created Let’s Prevent Diabetes/Prevengamos la diabetes (LPD) in several Hispanic communities. This 12-month program helps people find out about prediabetes and kind 2 diabetes, and establish lifestyle strategies.
The Joslin Diabetes Center Latinx Diabetes Initiative is a program within the Boston area that gives culturally appropriate care to Latinx individuals with diabetes.
Diabetes organizations for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
The Joslin Diabetes Center’s Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) provides multilingual educational resources on diabetes management. The team also created a guide on diabetes prevention and management.
Diabetes organizations for disabled communities
Accessible & Inclusive Diabetes Management (ai4dm) is an progressive online diabetes management program inclusive of individuals with physical disabilities. This program engages individuals with diabetes with disabilities in additional physical activity, helps them develop eating habits and improve how they overall feel.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers online diabetes educational resources and an inventory of diabetes projects and programs available for individuals with disabilities and diabetes.
Oregon Office on Disability and Health has online diabetes education resources for individuals with disabilities.
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is a public health practice and health resource hub for individuals with disabilities. NCHPAD has educational resources on diabetes management while living with disabilities.
Diabetes organizations for LQBTQ+ communities
diaTribe: Along with providing general resources that cater to different experiences, diaTribe also uniquely caters to LGBTQ+ communities, sharing personal stories and a broad number of educational resources.
OutCare is a nonprofit and the nation’s first comprehensive resource for LGBTQ+ healthcare. You should use OutCare to look for gender-affirming providers so as to add to your diabetes healthcare team.
While not enough organizations cater to individuals with diabetes from underserved populations, the organizations mentioned above are helping to put the groundwork and encourage needed movement. Everyone with diabetes deserves access to the tools, resources, services and care they should manage diabetes successfully.
Should you know of any organizations that must be included on this directory, please contact us at hello@beyondtype2.org.
Editor’s note: Educational content for newly diagnosed individuals with diabetes is made possible with support from Abbott, makers of the Freestyle Libre 3, an energetic partner of Beyond Type 2 on the time of publication. Editorial control rests solely on Beyond Type 2.