Northern California Chapters

Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes, and T1D Barbie are marching with Breakthrough T1D in the Parade of Champions in Santa Clara on Saturday, October 3! Our community is invited to come out, celebrate with us, and help raise awareness for…

Breakthrough T1D Walk Corporate Chairs play a vital role in the success of our Walks, partnering with staff and volunteers to build corporate and community support in the lead-up to Walk day. In their leadership roles, they connect colleagues and business…

Sana’s Gene-Edited Islets Continue to Make Insulin Sana Biotechnology’s novel cell therapy approach uses gene editing to help transplanted islet cells evade immune attack while continuing to produce insulin. A new publication in The New England Journal of Medicine provides more…

Tzield Approved for Stage 3 T1D in the U.S. In an exciting update for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, Tzield—the first disease-modifying therapy approved by the FDA to delay progression of stage 2 T1D—has now been approved by the…

 What if learning about type 1 diabetes (T1D) felt more like playing a game than studying a textbook? Level One: A Diabetes Game was created by game developer Sam Glassenberg and his company, Level Ex. After Sam’s daughter was diagnosed…