New Chapter Event! Community Games in Livermore on November 14 (World Diabetes Day)
Join us on Thursday, November 14, at Da Boccery in Livermore for the Breakthrough T1D NorCal Community Games! Celebrate World Diabetes Day and enjoy friendly competition with bocce, shuffleboard, golf simulators, and more—all while raising funds for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Get your team together or register as an individual, start fundraising, and come play with the T1D community! Tickets and sponsorships are available now. Learn more at BreakthroughT1D.org/NorthernCa/Games25.
Engineered Islets Are Making Insulin and Avoiding Immune Detection in First Person Treated
Sana Biotechnology’s hypoimmune (HIP) donor-derived islets are genetically engineered to avoid immune destruction without the need for immunosuppressants. Findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in an article titled “Survival of Transplanted Allogeneic Beta Cells with No Immunosuppression.” This marks a major step toward cures for T1D! Read more.
Advocacy Action Alert! Help Renew the Special Diabetes Program
The Special Diabetes Program (SDP), which provides $160 million in federal funding each year for T1D research, is set to expire on Tuesday, September 30. We urgently need you to contact your U.S. Senators to help ensure the SDP is renewed. Please use our quick and easy online tool at BreakthroughT1D.org/SDPAct.
Upcoming Chapter Events
Visit our NorCal Chapter Calendar at BreakthroughT1D.org/northernca to learn more and register for the following events:
Grandparents of Kids with T1D: Caring Today, Curing Tomorrow: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 2:00-3:15 p.m., hosted on Zoom.
Glucose Groove Running Club: Sunday, September 7, 2025, Presidio, 9:00 a.m., San Francisco, CA.
Research Update—Monterey Bay: Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.
T1D Adults Walk & Talk: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m., Blackie’s Pasture, Tiburon, CA.
Breakthrough T1D Night with the Monterey Bay FC: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 5:00 p.m., Cardinale Stadium, Seaside, CA.
T1D Adults Hike Don’t Spike: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 9:30 a.m., Phoenix Lake, Kentfield, CA.
The T1D Dads Barbershop Talk: Friday, October 10, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m., hosted on Zoom.
Breakthrough T1D Walk, Sacramento: Sunday, October 19, 2025, William Land Regional Park, Sacramento, CA.
Breakthrough T1D Walk, Silicon Valley: Sunday, October 19, 2025, PayPal Park, San Jose, CA.
Young Leadership Committee (YLC) NorCal Walktoberfest: Thursday, October 23, 2025, 6:00- 9:00 p.m., Spark Social, San Francisco, CA.
Breakthrough T1D Walk, San Francisco: Sunday, November 2, 2025, San Francisco Zoo, CA.
Breakthrough T1D Community Games: Friday, November 14, 2025, Da Boccery, Livermore, CA.
Breakthrough T1D San Francisco Gala: Saturday, February 28, 2026, San Francisco City Hall, CA.
Save the Date! Tee to Table: Friday, May 8, 2025, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Monthly E-Meet & Greets and Zoom Gatherings
The Breakthrough T1D Northern California Chapter hosts monthly E-Meet & Greets for all ages and stages of T1D and caregivers. Additionally, we offer “Ask the Endo” and “Ask the Therapist” sessions, as well as a T1D and Neurodivergent Support Group and a Reunión for the Spanish-speaking community—all on Zoom. Visit our chapter calendar for event details and registration.
Young Leadership Committee (YLC) Monthly Happy Hours:
Quarterly meetings and monthly happy hours for young adults 21+. Contact ylc.sanfrancisco@gmail.com for more information.
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