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Type1 Diabetes community

Please be respectful and helpful if responding to posts. This is a place where people can come and learn about Type 1 and the challenges we face. A place to rant, show emotion, and ask insulin questions or pump questions. Additionally, if you are going to comment on posts please give it your all, don't leave out info or be short with anyone that could be misinterpreted. Surveys will be deleted unless they are paid or get prior approval and most inquires regarding surveys go ignored in our inbox.

57k subscribers694 posts / mo in Sep 2026565 authors / mosince 2012

r/Type1Diabetes has 57k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 694 posts a month from 565 people. Top topics: CGM Sensors and Issues, Diabetes & Food and Nurse Mistakes & Errors.

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How r/Type1Diabetes has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +4.1% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202657k
Growing57k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Type1Diabetes

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−14%vs Sep 2025 · −1.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026694
QuieterPeaked at 1k in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Type1Diabetes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. CGM Sensors and Issues0.6%
  2. Diabetes & Food0.2%
  3. Nurse Mistakes & Errors0.1%
  4. DietSodasAndZeros<0.1%
  5. Support Groups<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Diatribe
  2. Dexcom
  3. American Diabetes Association
  4. Beyond Type 1
  5. Juicebox Podcast

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research