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Type 1 Diabetes

We're a forum for the discussion of Type 1 diabetes including treatment, research, moral support, rants, diabetes technology and CGM graphs.

87k subscribers1,011 posts / mo in Sep 2026799 authors / mosince 2013

r/diabetes_t1 has 87k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,011 posts a month from 799 people. Top topics: CGM Sensors and Issues, Diabetes & Food and DietSodasAndZeros.

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Size and growth

How r/diabetes_t1 has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +3.5% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202687k
Growing87k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · −6.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261k
QuieterPeaked at 1.5k in Aug 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/diabetes_t1

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. CGM Sensors and Issues0.7%
  2. Diabetes & Food0.3%
  3. DietSodasAndZeros0.1%
  4. Nurse Mistakes & Errors<0.1%
  5. Pledging & Hazing<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Diatribe
  2. Dexcom
  3. Apple
  4. Loopkit
  5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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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