With COVID-19 continuing to wreak havoc upon the world at large, the Jdrf x Beyondtype1 Alliance have spun up two important campaigns that I want to make you aware of: 

The first is coronavirusdiabetes.org

This special site is full of information that people with diabetes can use to help keep our community safe until we’re all safe. It’s available in 5 languages and has the simple goal of tapping into the power of the global diabetes community to SAVE LIVES. It’s packed with recommendations, resources, sharable information, interviews, toolkits, links to financial programs and much more. So tell a friend to tell a friend to check out coronavirusdiabetes.org brought to you by the JDRF x Beyondtype1 Alliance. 

SECOND is a campaign called #Biglittlechanges - we all need to work together to keep the most vulnerable among us safe. We know not everyone can take every precaution but every precaution you can take makes a difference. The Diabetes community especially needs to look out for one another and our communities - we know what’s at stake. 

So! Check out the recommendations and resources at Coronavirusdiabetes.org and check out the hashtag #biglittlechanges on social media for more information 

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2020 My interview is with Beyond Type 1 CEO Thom Scher, who took over the reigns of BT1 in 2019 after being with the company since its inception in 2015. 

Thom and I talk about talk about COVID and what BT1 has been focused on in light of the crisis/quarantine/storytelling for people with Diabetes, Thom’s background before joining BT1, and what he’s most proud of since becoming CEO last year. 

I’m so grateful to Thom and the BT1 team for the time and I’m looking forward to continuing to work together with them as part of the leadership council. If you want more information on Beyondtype1 and how you can get involved, just head to beyondtype1.org!

• Thom, and I talk about his background and what made him join the organization back in 2015.

• What he’s most proud of since taking the helm as CEO in 2019.

• Where BT1 fits in the “Big 3” Diabetes nonprofits

• What BT1 is doing to continue to advocate for insulin affordability

• What BT1 and BeyondType2 are doing to create community within the Diabetes communities and make them more inclusive for people with all kinds of Diabetes.

• What he’s excited about for the future, even with all the uncertainty around COVID.