Confronting “in-tech-quity” in diabetes

In a perfect world, people living with diabetes would be able to access and successfully use the diabetes technology that fits their needs. In reality, financial challenges, lack of healthcare services, and provider assumptions may keep some patients from getting diabetes tech. And for patients who are able to get access to diabetes tech, another set of barriers may prevent them from long term use.

In this episode, our cohosts discuss access to diabetes technology and how it can be impacted by cost, clinician bias, and social determinants of health.

Topics include:

• Practical cost considerations for patients 
• The need for training and support during diabetes tech adoption
• Clinician assumptions about education, race, and language barriers
• Publicly available resources like the Harvard Implicit Association Test
• How patients’ finances, health literacy, and geography may affect access to diabetes tech

The Diabetes Tech-up™ podcast is brought to you by Novo Nordisk.