Celebrating the dQ&A Community
What is the dQ&A Patient Community?
Over the course of 15 years, we’ve built a strong patient community to answer all manner of important diabetes questions.
We designed and recruited very carefully, so they deliver speedy, reliable insights.
Over the years, our panel members have answered over 400,000 surveys.
“Type 1 is a 24/7 disease. There are no vacations or breaks dealing with the disease. I believe the surveys have given me hope in the back of mind.”
“I believe I am contributing in a small way to the development of new technologies and drugs.”
“The payments are nice but they aren't my only motivation.”
“I participate because it helps me to feel that I am an active member of the diabetes community and I feel that my answers can help shape the course of treatment in the near future.”
“It is really a great feeling knowing that what I share will help others benefit from new therapies including medical devices.”
Real Quotes from a 2025 survey of n=5,133 people in the dQ&A Community.
What Makes the dQ&A Community Special?
- Proprietary: Business leaders and researchers can only access the community by working with dQ&A
- Deep and Wide: Our panel currently consists of 20,000 people, who we survey multiple times per year. We’ve oversampled specific segments to obtain great statistics
- International: Includes nine countries (USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden)
- Trusted: Because we don’t recruit openly, hand pick every member, and screen every survey they take over time, we can be certain that our members are genuine
- Motivated: Our survey takers have response rates typically >50%, and survey lengths double that of consumer panels. They are highly loyal, with an average tenure over five years.
- Representative: Are highly representative of the patient population across many measures
- Powerful: With higher quality, higher response rates and longer survey times, our community is much more powerful than open market panels, saving time and money, and delivering peace of mind
“Carrying the burden of type 1 diabetes is otherwise a silent journey of day-to-day management. When I receive your surveys, a small part of me feels heard.”
“The main reason I participate in the survey is to make my voice known.”
“The survey allows me to express how I feel about being diabetic, and the issues that it brings to my everyday life.”
“Partecipo ai sondaggi perché li considero un’occasione per esprimere il mio punto di vista, condividere la mia esperienza e avere un ruolo attivo nel miglioramento della community e dei progetti futuri.”
“I take the surveys to improve my awareness from a credible source that is not social media. Doctors are so busy and so limited in patient education that a resource like this is beneficial.”
Real Quotes from a 2025 survey of n=5,133 people in the dQ&A Community.
What Are the Alternatives?
If you purchase patient sample on the open market, or your research vendor does – then buyer beware!
Not only are response rates low, and it is hard to get respondents to engage, there is strong evidence of widespread AI-powered fraud.
All this makes completing a reliable survey with good statistics much harder, and it’s accompanied by more anxiety about quality.
At dQ&A, life is different. We have zero recruiting time, and field large patient surveys for 2-3 days at most, thanks to our remarkable community.
To Learn More About Addressing Fraud in Patient Research, click here.
“dQ&A is very different.It's the one positive survey company I trust. I cannot say that about any other survey I've seen for T1Ds.”
“Oui, dQ&A se distingue des autres sociétés qui réalisent des enquêtes car j'ai vraiment l'impression d'être "écouté" et que mes réponses peuvent aider un minimums à faire progresser vos recherches.”
“This company asks questions and shares information that is so very helpful to many of us with diabetes. I feel that my opinions matter here.”
“You ask good questions You make us think. Many times you talk about diabetes improvements that I haven't even heard of. And I'm excited to try them when they become available.”
Real Quotes from a 2025 survey of n=5,133 people in the dQ&A Community.
What Makes the dQ&A Community Special?
Open market consumer panels will turn over their survey respondents in a matter of months. The dQ&A community is completely different. Thanks to their loyalty, we can follow patient journeys over many years.
These charts shows quintiles of longevity for active members of our United States panel. We’re proud to say that the top quintile has an average tenure of 12.9 years, and the median member has been with us for over 5 years.
“It is different for sure. Certainly much longer; however, I found that questions here are more specific, touching each problem with lots of details, asking to explain provided point of view.”
“C'est la seule qui nous propose réellement de faire partie de la recherche en donnant notre avis sur de futurs dispositifs. On se sent vraiment intégrés dans la recherche ! Les autres ne proposent pas ça, ou alors les questions sont vraiment "générales" et on ne voit pas en quoi ça va avoir un impact.”
“dQ&A helps hold me accountable for my treatment. Seeing the options on the screen and my past answers help me stay present in my treatment, and allow me vitals that I can bring up to my endocrinologist when I have an appointment.”
“I know that my input matters because I see the changes! I know the dQ&A surveys are about real things in development that could affect me.”
Real Quotes from a 2025 survey of n=5,133 people in the dQ&A Community.
When asked for the reasons why they take surveys with dQ&A, only 24% of our community members mention that they do it for the remuneration. Other reasons, such as assisting the diabetes community, and helping manufacturers, are nearly as common.
“From the perspective of a diabetic participant, dQ&A feels fundamentally different from a typical market research or survey company. The difference lies in its core purpose, its approach, and the relationship it builds with its community.”
“I don't think a lot of people realize what a commitment it takes to control diabetes. Thank you for making our voices heard in what would make our lives a bit easier and less time consuming!”
“I am really exhausted, feeling isolated, and losing hope, right now. I want to be a "better" Type 1 diabetic but feel stuck in my old ways of testing, dosing, coping, and, in general, merely surviving. Finding a way to use my voice, even in small ways, is extremely useful! Thank YOU!”
“I have had type one diabetes for 11 years and these surveys help me a lot with my journey!”
Real Quotes from a 2025 survey of n=5,133 people in the dQ&A Community.
Another reason that the dQ&A Community is special is their strong preference for working with us. Nearly 30% of our panelists don’t take surveys with any other company. The remainder are overwhelmingly positive about their experience with dQ&A.
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