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.  To view information about the delegates, go to JDRF.org/cc

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