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Good morning. As I have spent the last days preparing for the visit of my family for the Thanksgiving holiday, I have been thinking about what I am grateful for. As the National Chair of JDRF Advocacy and the parent of a daughter with type 1 diabetes, I am often reminded of what our JDRF community has...

After all of the work many of you put into making the artificial pancreas guidance from FDA a reality, I wanted to say thank you and congratulations! FDA released the final guidance and included nearly all of JDRF’s suggested changes – see the statement we made . This truly is a milestone...

November is National Diabetes Month. We also celebrate Veterans’ Day and honor those who have served or are serving in the United States military. Captain Joseph Budzyn of Mokena, Illinois, an Eagle Scout and a 2008 graduate of the Air Force Academy recently shared his story with me. Nominated...

For the past few months, we’ve been stressing the importance of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) , which has in one way or another changed the lives of every person living with diabetes today. Since Congress and the Administration created the program in 1997, the SDP has led to groundbreaking...

When my daughter was diagnosed with T1D, our family got a lot bigger; we became part of the JDRF family. What gives me great hope for a better life and eventually, a cure for my daughter, is that so many people share this hope for their loved ones, too. Our voices have been powerful tools in ensuring...

My name is Camille Nash and I am the National Volunteer Chair for JDRF Advocacy. I’m also the parent of a daughter with type 1. As we start off the new fiscal year at JDRF this month, I want to welcome those of you that are new to our advocacy efforts and also reconnect with those that have been...