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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...

We’re less than 2 weeks out from the last day to apply to the JDRF Children's Congress 2013 - Thursday, November 1 or T1D Day! If you know someone age 4 to 17 with T1D (type 1 diabetes) and has never been a CC Delegate, I hope you’ll encourage him or her to submit an application this...

The Children’s Congress 2013 (CC13) applications are due on November 1, 2012, the event will be held in Washington, D.C. from July 8-10, 2013 so don't miss your chance to participate! I also wanted to share another quick note from Angie Platt, Chair of CC13, on the Role Models in Diabetes town...

Every other year, JDRF brings children aged 4 to 17 years from all across the country to Washington, D.C. In face-to-face meetings with their lawmakers, Children’s Congress delegates help them understand the challenges of living with type 1 and why a cure is so important. For my daughter and for...

Yesterday, Angie Platt, Children’s Congress 2013 Chair, sent me the following so I could share her experience at the 2011 event with you, so be sure to apply by November 1 if you’re between the ages 4-17 . Hope you enjoy and be sure to leave a comment or a question for Angie: Children’s...

Meet Jonathan, Children’s Congress 2013 (CC13) Chair-Kid! Jonathan’s not only the Chair-Kid for CC13 but he’s also been keeping busy advocating for type 1 diabetes in all sorts of ways. With the support of his mom, Angie, the Chair of CC13 , and dad, Jon, Jonathan has been an amazing...

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 the research advancing and FDA helping to make it...