Southern California T1D Fire Resources

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To Our Southern California Type 1 Diabetes Community,

Our thoughts are with all of you affected by the fires across the Greater LA area.

We want to provide as many helpful resources as we can and have been in contact with our partners in the diabetes industry. Below is a list of specific numbers, emails, and websites for those in immediate need of T1D supplies due to the ongoing fires.

Abbott
Contact Abbott Customer Support: 855-632-8658

Dexcom
Contact Technical Support: 844-607-8398

Lilly
lilly.com/impact/disaster-relief

Medtronic
Call 1-800-646-4633, ext. 64545

Omnipod
Customer Care Team: 1-800-591-3455, option #2

Tandem
DisasterAssistance@TandemDiabetes.com

We also encourage you to reach out to other resources that you and your family have interacted with before and trust such as Camp Conrad Chinnock. Resources are available for those who need insulin, glucagon, syringes, and glucose tabs—please email info@diabetescamping.org.

Please continue to reference the Emergency and Disaster Resources page on BreakthroughT1D.org, which includes information about emergency/disaster preparation, as well as how to donate to Insulin For Life, USA. Please go to our social media channels where we will post about additional resources as they become available.

Facebook
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Instagram
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All of us on our Southern California Chapter staff team are available to you if there’s anything you need or anything we can do to help you and your loved ones. Please feel free to reach out to any of us directly as needed. Thank you and please stay safe!