Maddy Featherstone

She/her. #T1D #Insulin4All

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

"Diabetes prevalence is on the rise; the number of people living w/ diabetes has quadrupled over the past 40 years. More shocking is the fact that it's the only major NCD for which the risk of early death is increasing, rather than decreasing" @ncdalliance @nirav_uscdc @NCDChild

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In her new Forefront article, @MaddyFeathe007 of @ACTION_tweets argues that diabetes should be considered a global epidemic that must be addressed immediately with bold international commitments and policy change. https://t.co/oOAgohS7Jy

[The Global Fund @GlobalFund]

“Our @GlobalFund is fighting for a future without tuberculosis.”

Communities and civil society advocates are powerful partners in the fight to #DefeatTB – driving accountability, breaking down stigma and discrimination, and saving lives.

Working together, with communities at the center, is how we #StopAtNothing to build a future free of TB.

@MarguariDaniel | @leighraithby | @AlexRunswick | @kinzuleman | @Igavrylova | @Anihernasari | @maddyfeathe007 | @FitsumLakew2 | @maelle_ba | @StopTB | @AdvocatesKorean | @The_Spiritians | @ResultsCda | @resultsuk | @Dopasifoundaton | @RekatPeduli | @ACTION_tweets | @WACIHealth | @SpeakUpAfrica1 | @GFAN_Africa | @GFANAP | @GFAN_Africa | Jisun Yoon | Subrat Mohanty |

[Laura Marston @Kidfears99]

How much would you pay to keep your blood from turning acidic and shutting down your organs one by one until you die a few days later?

Phrma is holding 8 million insulin-dependent Americans’ lives hostage. It’s past time for government action.

FFS

[Laura Marston @Kidfears99]

Insulin should be free. $0

It costs about $3/vial to produce, and is priced at hundreds per month because the US is the only country that refuses to cap insulin’s price and, without regulation, the sky is the limit for pricing insulin because I die quickly and painfully w/o it.

[ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership @ACTION_tweets]

Behind every TB statistic is a person with a story to tell

@resultsuk’s new report shares the stories of 6 remarkable survivors who overcame #stigma & hardship to advocate for change💪

Read their stories & join the call for person-centered care to #EndTB
https://t.co/r3aLtf2Xp4

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept cheering and voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them.

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

@cadykatiekaty It’s CRAZY that they can afford to sell them at $89 a month yet can’t lower the cost of the ones we use!

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

…. And they’re marketing it like a trendy lilttle subscription box 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

I have SO many questions for @dexcom on this one - of course the comments on the tiktok are turned off

No Rx required + costs $89 a month - SIGNIFICANTLY lower than the cost of the Dexcom censors that type 1 diabetics use

#diabetesprobs #t1diabetes

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

@myomnipod PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU to invest in R&D to find a sports-proof and humidity-proof adhesive!!! I just put this pod on yesterday. If we can put ppl on the moon I have full faith that we can also make pods that last the full 3 days 😩

[Ty Beringer @tyberinger]

I don’t need an insulin pump that sits under my skin. I need an insulin pump and insulin that is affordable

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

For >2 decades, breed-specific bans have proven ineffective + detrimental to families. By updating the animal control code + enacting breed neutral legislation, @PrinceGeorgesMD can address other significant concerns such as illegal breeding, stray animals, + shelter overcrowding

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

@CEXAlsobrooks should immediately work to revise + update the @PrinceGeorgesMD animal control code, allowing your home county the ability to access the same resources and services as every other Maryland jurisdiction.

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

How rich are the rich?

the two *families* who own the biggest chocolate corporations

have more wealth than

the two *countries* who supply the most cocoa beans

https://t.co/NavRuC9QKe

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

I went into DKA during my senior year of college. It was the most awful, excruciating pain I could ever even imagine. I wouldn't wish DKA on my worst enemy.

To think that people are going through this as a result of having to ration their insulin is outrageous. #insulin4all

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

@type1christine Can they please make it "60% stickier" lol

[Health Promotion Tanzania @hdt_tanzania]

Meeting with Action Africa partners: @WACIHealth and @ASAPSU_CI and MPs at the @ACTION_tweets offices to discuss how we can collaborate to ensure that our countries priorities are reflected in IDA 21. One of the key area that was highlighted was NUTRITION.

[ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership @ACTION_tweets]

We’re at the IDA Forum at the #WBSmeetings where Joanne Carter, Chair of the ACTION Partnership and ED of @RESULTS_Tweets is speaking on the need to elevate Human Capital in IDA21 specifically with a focus on nutrition and food security @WBG_IDA #idaworks

[Khuat Thi Hai Oanh @KhuatOanh]

Great article in New York Times. A reality that has become our everyday mission to tackle.

[Maddy Featherstone @MaddyFeathe007]

“Peace starts with our shared humanity” 🕊️

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

Today @WCKitchen lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza. I am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK family. These are people…angels…I served alongside in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, Bahamas, Indonesia. They are not faceless…they are not nameless. The Israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing. It needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid workers, and stop using food as a weapon. No more innocent lives lost. Peace starts with our shared humanity. It needs to start now.