Special Diabetes Program (SDP)
The House Energy & Commerce Committee approved a renewal of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) at $170 million for two years, plus an additional 3 months to renew the program until December 2025. Of course, this is just a first step, and it will still need to come to the House floor for a vote.
Children’s Congress
Breakthrough T1D 2023 Children’s Congress will take place from July 9 – 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Every two years, more than 160 children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) gather in Washington, D.C., to meet face-to-face with some of the top decision-makers in the U.S. government. The children represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Delegates in Breakthrough T1D’s Children’s Congress enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help Members of Congress understand what life with T1D is like and why research to fund life-changing therapies until a cure can be found is so critical. They speak up on behalf of the millions of people living with T1D and the families and friends who love them.
iLet® Insulin-Only Bionic Pancreas System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the iLet® Insulin-Only Bionic Pancreas System, which is designed to autonomously determine and deliver insulin doses to control blood-sugar levels, for people 6 years of age and older with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Ann Nerland
Advocacy Team Chair