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Diagnosed at just one year old, Safa and her family jumped feet first in joining the T1D community and educating others about what it&#8217;s like to live with T1D.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background: white\">Every two years, Breakthrough T1D Youth Advocates travel from across the country to Washington D.C. for <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.breakthrought1d.org\/\">Children&#8217;s Congress<\/a> where they <\/span><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">meet face-to-face with Federal decision makers to educate them about T1D and advocate for issues important to our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SDP-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Special Diabetes Program (SDP)<\/strong><\/a> is one of these critical Advocacy efforts that provides $150 million annually for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/t1d-basics\/\">type 1 diabetes<\/a> (T1D) research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country\u2019s premier medical research agency. 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I hope they listened and will keep supporting the program so we can find better treatments and eventually a cure one day!&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Breakthrough T1D Advocates like Safa, play an essential role in securing Federal government support for T1D research and policies, and to bring treatments and therapies to everyone who needs them. Advocates use the most powerful tools they have\u2014their own personal stories to communicate the financial, medical, and emotional costs of T1D to government, healthcare, and regulatory leaders. You can join Safa and countless others in transforming hope into reality!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0d0d0d;background: white\">Become a Breakthrough T1D Advocate today and be part of the movement for change! 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