Continuing our amazing FOUNDERS series, I’d like to introduce you to Isaac Parkinson, CEO of Skin Grip (@SkinGrip on Instagram).
Many people featured on this podcast live with Type 1 Diabetes, but occasionally, we feature guests who live with other types of Diabetes as well as people who are creating companies who make an impact for people with Diabetes, and Isaac for sure meets that criteria.
Diabetes came into Isaac’s life when his younger brother was Diagnosed as T1D in 2013, like many of us Isaac had a surface level awareness of Diabetes, but once it came into his family’s life it became much more real to him.
The idea for Skin Grip came from Isaac and his family seeing their younger brother struggle to keep his Diabetes devices on while he was playing sports, swimming and living an active life. They thought there was an opportunity to improve life with Diabetes for people who live active lifestyles. But Isaac is firm in his stance that “Skin Grip is about improving the lifestyles of people with Diabetes” and if that’s all they do, they’re doing a good job. I wear Skin Grip, it works great to cover my sensor and keep it safe even while I’m playing basketball, running or just living my generally crazy life.
Be sure to give Skin Grip a follow and if you’re looking for a more durable patch for your CGM or pump site, give them a try! Not only is it a great product, but it’s made by great people as well.
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