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...

The Promise Campaign has reached another milestone on the road to 432: 350 meetings scheduled or occurred! The Promise meeting number 350 was with Representative Duncan Hunter, who represents the 52nd district in California. Congratulations to the volunteers...

As the February congressional recess winds down, we are getting even closer to our February goal. So far, there have been 41 meetings scheduled this month, bringing the Promise Campaign total tantalizing close to the 350 marker! We need just 1 more meeting...

JDRF’s annual Government Day event is rapidly approaching. We’ll be getting together again in Washington, D.C., March 3-March 6. We won’t be able to bring as large a group to D.C. this year as in the past but we want to make sure that...

Hello Advocates! It’s hard to believe we are nearing end of the Promise to Remember Me Campaign! Thank you to everyone who has scheduled and attended each of these meetings. At its core, the Promise campaign is an opportunity for children and adults...

In a study published this month in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics , researchers concluded that the automatic suspension of insulin delivery by a low glucose suspend (LGS) system greatly reduces the severity and duration of hypoglycemia (extreme...

Earlier this month, I put out a challenge for Promise Campaign advocates: to schedule 48 meetings or more during the month of February . Scheduling that many meetings would match or exceed the amount we accomplished in January, and will help put us closer...

Valentine's Day may be over, but around here we are still feeling the love...for our JDRF advocates! Advocates across the country have been scheduling and attending Promise meetings at an epic rate. Our meeting total is now at 340, which leaves us...

Nonprofit organizations focused on disease research are transforming their traditional roles, and emerging as key players in accelerating the development of better treatments and cures, according to a recent report by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute ...

I have been enjoying my time as the Midwest co chair of this Promise to Remember Me Campaign for JDRF! It has been my pleasure to work with wonderful volunteers and staff from across the country toward this big goal we have set. Beyond the numbers, it...

Well, that didn't take long! When I posted yesterday's Valentine's update , I was wondering when we would reach the mark of 100 meetings left to schedule. That number was reached within minutes of my post! In fact, as I was writing this celebratory...

Happy Valentine's Day from the Promise Campaign! I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on how close we are to our goal for the February challenge . So far this month, campaign coordinators have scheduled 22 meetings. Our goal for February...

Every year the JDRF Advocacy team conducts a survey of our T1D advocate network and this year’s survey is right around the corner, coming this Thursday, February 16! Since the beginning of October 2011, the JDRF T1D advocate network has grown by...

JDRF’s annual Government Day event is rapidly approaching. We’ll be getting together again in Washington, D.C., March 3-March 6. We won’t be able to bring as large a group to D.C. this year as in the past but we want to make sure that...

Today is Thursday, so that can only mean one thing: it is time for your weekly Promise meeting digest! The Campaign meeting total is currently at 324, which means that we have 108 meetings left to schedule to reach our overall goal. Just think, we only...

2012 has gotten off to a busy start for JDRF Advocacy, especially with the Promise to Remember Me Campaign ! Advocates across the country worked with renewed energy to schedule 48 meetings with Members of Congress in January. However, with the meeting...

JDRF-funded scientists at Yale University recently found a mechanism of action by which teplizumab, an anti-CD3 antibody may be working as an immune therapy for T1D. Currently, once T1D starts to develop, there’s no intervention developed to stop...

As I mentioned earlier this month, Promise Campaign coordinators have been working with renewed energy in the first month of 2012. I am proud to say that thanks to the hard work of JDRF advocates across the country, we scheduled or held 48 meetings in...

Forget Me Not! Two years ago this February I was asked to be our local chapter’s Advocacy Team Leader. At the time, I had no idea what that entailed, but I knew it was an honor to be asked and I made a promise to do whatever I could to help find...

Nearly 20 years ago, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) proved that keeping tight control over blood sugar levels can help prevent or delay the onset of complications for people with diabetes. Since then, researchers have continued to...

Reaching 300 Promise Campaign meetings is something to celebrate! What better way to do so than reading about how some of these meetings have turned out? Check out our latest list of recently posted meetings below. Want to be a part of your own Promise...

As I have mentioned before, the best part of the Promise Campaign is the stories from the meetings. Now we want to hear about your Promise experience! Telling your story allows you to become our most important ambassador. It’s the best way we can...

When I posted the meeting digest last week, the Promise Campaign had 297 meetings scheduled or held with Members of Congress. I mentioned that I was anxiously awaiting when we would reach 300. Luckily, I did not have to wait long: Promise meeting #300...