Background: Several years ago Diabetes Daily teamed with Thrivable Insights to create the Diabetes Research Panel. In late March 1,300 people with diabetes (48% Type 1 and 52% Type 2) responded to a survey addressing their concerns and fears about the coronavirus and what they were doing to protect themselves.
Here is an infographic sharing the results of this initial study. If you would like to read an excellent interpretation of the results by Maria Muccioli Ph.D, her blogpost at Diabetes Daily is available here. Below the infographic is information from Diabetes Daily about joining the ongoing study.
This is a copy of an email I received from Diabetes Daily. Please join the project to let your voice by heard!
Dear Friends,
Want to help with the COVID-19 pandemic? Your data can make the difference!
We have donated our rapid research platform to help leaders respond to the epidemic.
Fill out this 3-minute survey to join the project:
Your anonymous insights on symptoms, social distancing, masks, the economy, and more will be analyzed by a talented group of epidemiologists and public health experts and shared publicly.
Who can participate?
The project is open to everyone 18+ living in the USA.
How will my data be used?
Your data will only be used for research purposes. You will not receive any marketing messages. All personally identifiable information will be removed prior to the sharing or publishing of any data.
Who is behind the project?
Thrivable, the organization that created Diabetes Daily, has donated its rapid research platform to this project. The project is led by a group of leaders in public health who have important questions about your attitudes and behaviors around COVID-19. You can see the team here.
Can I share this with family and friends?
Yes! Please share far and wide. You can copy and paste this message to share:
Want to help with the COVID-19 pandemic? Your data can make the difference! Join me and sign up for the Study Covid Project at https://www.StudyCovid.org.
Best,
The Diabetes Daily Team
Test Guess and Go 
Thanks Laddie. I posted on our Joslin Medalist group.
Thanks, BJ. I don’t think I knew that you were a Joslin Medalist. Congrats for that. Crazy and scary times for those of us with longtime diabetes. Actually crazy and scary times for everyone.
I was fortunate to be included as part of this survey.
BTW – Liz and I have been keeping a very low profile and measuring each/every outing and planning carefully.
We are doing the same, Nolan, and expect we’ll have to for a long time.