Just yesterday, I posted that we had reached 400 Promise Campaign meetings , which was our goal for the month of March. Just one day later we are already at 410! That means we have a total of 22 to go to reach our overall goal. While the scheduled meetings...

In a recent study published in the current issue of Nature Immunology , a JDRF-funded team led by Dr. Diane Mathis from the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital developed a technique that uses MRI and nanoparticles for predicting...

Last week, we brought you round one of our “Speedy Says” series, where Team JDRF coach Josh “Speedy Sasquatch” Maio shared his top five tips for marathon training. Coach Maio is supporting 40 Team JDRF-ers—some new to running...

Our Promise Campaign goal for the month of March has been to reach 400 meetings, and my plan for today's blog post was to write about how close we are to reaching that goal. I didn't even get a chance to start writing that post because as of this...

Hi again, everyone, and thanks for checking back as I get ready to run the New Jersey Marathon! As I mentioned before, I’ve never done anything like this, so I decided to run the half marathon this time. My goal is not to get to the finish line...

The Promise to Remember Campaign meeting with Representative Kevin McCarthy (CA-22) had a very special guest: NASCAR Development Driver Ryan Reed! Since being diagnosed with T1D in February 2011, Ryan has made it his mission to help build awareness, become...

Hi everyone! My name is Steve, and this is my first blog about my adventures in training for the New Jersey Marathon on May 6 th . Now, I’m a lot of things – including a husband, and a father to three amazing kids – but until recently...

In the last meeting digest , I challenged our Promise Campaign coordinators to get our meeting total up to 400 by the end of March. I am excited to say that we are just 10 meetings away from reaching that goal! 390 Promise meetings have been scheduled...

Forty members of Team JDRF are lacing up their running shoes and working hard to train for the New Jersey Marathon , coming up on May 6 th . Some are avid marathoners, and others are brand new to running, but all share one major motivation: The marathon...

Many of you have already contacted your Members of Congress in support of the Special Diabetes Program, and I want to thank you for your help. Now is the time to add a little more power behind your action by asking your Members for their support in person...

I wanted to share with you the very exciting news that FDA recently approved the first clinical trial in the U.S. of an artificial pancreas system to be performed outside of a hospital! See the JDRF statement for more details . It’s great to see...

When I got into the office this morning, I was excited to see that on the road to 432 Promise Campaign meetings, we have 50 more to go! The Promise meeting that brought us to this new milestone is courtesy of the advocates at the Southern Arizona Branch...

The Promise Campaign has crept even closer to its goal! As of this afternoon, we have 381 meetings scheduled or held. This means that we have 51 meetings to go to reach our overall goal of 432! If we can reach a total of 400 meetings by the end of March...

Not sure if you’ve had the chance to take a look at our recent call to action, ‘ Continue NIH Research like the Artificial Pancreas ’, but it shares some great information about how far we’ve come with research because of federal...

Many of us in the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community know and love the name Gary Hall, Jr. Not only for all that Gary’s accomplished as a swimmer during the Olympics (see link towards bottom for more on Gary’s Olympic career) but also for all...

Dearest Advocates, WOW! What an awesome Government Day last week! Several new and many experienced faces shared this incredible, annual event. I was honored to be among you meeting, learning and making our voices heard on Capitol Hill. Every year I come...

It has been a busy week here at JDRF Advocacy! On Monday and Tuesday, advocates were fervently fighting for research funding by meeting with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill as a part of JDRF's Government Day event. The attendees met with a total...

Good Thursday to you and hope you had a chance to follow along our #JDRFGovDay efforts on Twitter earlier this week. Volunteer JDRF Advocacy leaders were on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday to ask Congress to support a letter issued to the congressional...

Replacing the body’s insulin-producing beta cells is one potential method for curing type 1 diabetes (T1D). Researchers are attempting to solve a number of challenges to make beta cell replacement a reality. These include: overcoming the misguided...

I hope you all have enjoyed the fantastic information that has been coming out of JDRF Government Day since Saturday! With the preparations for the event last week, I didn't get a chance to share the February Promise Campaign results with you. When...

See a few videos from day 2 of 2012 JDRF Government Day. During this day we covered information on our efforts and tools for advocacy. Hear advocates share their connection to T1D and what they’ve learned so far! Some folks just want to help our...

Check out a few videos I was able to capture of our advocacy leaders during registration yesterday. You can follow what we’re doing at the 2012 JDRF Government Day by tracking us on Twitter using the hashtag #JDRFGovDay… we already have a...

Here at JDRF Advocacy, we are getting ready for grassroots leaders from around the country to join us in Washington, D.C. for our annual Government Day event, so we are pretty busy! However, I wanted to make sure to let you know about some of the Promise...

Earlier this month, I put out a February challenge for the Promise Campaign. The goal for the month is to schedule 48 new meetings with Members of Congress, which would match the amount that were scheduled during the month of January. I am extremely excited...

As you know, JDRF conducted an extensive advocacy campaign in 2011 which resulted in FDA release of draft artificial pancreas guidance in December. Since then, our team has completed a thorough analysis of the FDA draft, speaking with many experts. Overall...