A few weeks ago, I asked people to donate their insulin supplies to me in honor of Alec Raeshawn Smith, a Type 1 diabetic who couldn’t afford the insulin he needed to live. As a Type 1 diabetic myself, I know that insulin and the supplies you need to give it to yourself can be extremely expensive.I collected and donated 2,663 lancets, 1,600 test strips, 710 syringes, 91 pump reservoirs, 44 continuous glucose monitor inserters, 39 insulin pens, 24 vials of insulin — and [...]