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Provider-Guided Emergency Support for Persons Living With Type 1 Diabetes During Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2020

Karen Dimentstein ,
Carlos Alberto Leyva Jordán ,
Stephen W. Ponder ,
Della Lorraine Matheson ,
Jay M. Sosenko ,
Zelde Espinel  and
James M. Shultz
Karen Dimentstein
Affiliation:
Psychology Trainee, College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida
Carlos Alberto Leyva Jordán
Affiliation:
Pediatric Endocrinologist Centro de Diabetes y Endocrinología Pediátrica de Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stephen W. Ponder
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Baylor Scott and White Healthcare, Temple, Texas
Della Lorraine Matheson
Affiliation:
Trial Coordinator, Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, Director of Education, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Jay M. Sosenko
Affiliation:
Professor, Department of Medicine, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Zelde Espinel
Affiliation:
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director, Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
James M. Shultz*
Affiliation:
Director, Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center), Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to James M. Shultz, Director, Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center), Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL (e-mail: jshultz1@med.miami.edu).
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Abstract

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was especially memorable for 3 major hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria—that devastated population centers across Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, respectively. Each storm had unique hazard properties that posed distinctive challenges for persons living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Diabetes care specialists and educators took on leadership roles for coordinating care and establishing insulin supply lifelines for people with T1D living in the hardest-hit neighborhoods affected by these extreme storms. Strategies and resources were customized for each population. Diabetes specialists strategized to provide mutual support and shared insulins and supplies across sites.

Keywords

disaster preparednessemergency responsehurricanespecial medical needs populationstype 1 diabetes
Type
Report from the Field
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 2020 , pp. 150 - 154
Copyright
© 2020 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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