children's congress
I wanted to share with you the very exciting news that FDA
recently approved the first clinical trial in the U.S.
I wanted to share with you the very exciting news that FDA
recently approved the first clinical trial in the U.S.
Not sure if you’ve had the chance to take a look at our
recent call to action, ‘Continue
NIH Research like the Artificial Pancreas’, but it shares some great
information about how far we’ve come with research because of federal funding
programs like the Special
Diabetes Program (SDP).
Many of us in the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community know and love
the name Gary Hall, Jr. Not only for all that Gary’s accomplished as a swimmer
during the Olympics (see link towards bottom for more on Gary’s Olympic career)
but also for all that he does to advocate and help the T1D community. Today, you
can help
Gary by voting for him to be selected to the US
Olympic Hall of Fame!
As you know, JDRF conducted an extensive advocacy campaign
in 2011 which resulted in FDA
release of draft artificial pancreas guidance
in December. Since then, our team has
completed a thorough analysis of the FDA draft, speaking with many
experts. Overall, we still remain very
encouraged by the guidance – it lays a reasonable pathway for performing AP
research in the U.S.
Last week, we told you that currently 85% of T1Ds are adults and this little piece information generated lots of great feedback from you all. Many of the comments were hopeful and others, about the obstacles you face while beating T1D every day of your life. (Again, I want to thank you for all your thoughts!)
All this activity got us thinking that maybe you’re interested in telling T1D exactly how you feel about it and your plan to beat it every day until we get to a cure! This led us to think about what we could do to capture you thoughts and share them within our Type 1 community.
Last week, we told you that currently 85% of people with T1D are adults and this little piece of information generated lots of great feedback from you all. Many of the comments were hopeful and others, about the obstacles you face while beating T1D every day of your life. (Again, I want to thank you for all your thoughts!)
All this activity got us thinking that maybe you’re interested in telling T1D exactly how you feel about it and your plan to beat it every day until we get to a cure! This led us to think about what we could do to capture you thoughts and share them within our Type 1 community.
Yesterday, our JDRF Advocacy page on Facebook posted a little factoid, ‘…currently, adults make up approximately 85% of those living with type 1 diabetes,’ and then we asked, ‘Are you a T1D adult, T1D teen, or a parent of a T1D? We'd love to know what you think and how T1D impacts you!’
Nearly 160 people responded with their thoughts and we wanted to take a moment to thank YOU for your comments. (I share some of them below, but you can read all of them on our JDRF Advocacy page on Facebook!)
Today, you can
help diabetes advocacy efforts by thanking your Members of Congress while JDRF staff and other
experts review the intricate details of the artificial pancreas guidance that
was published on December 1.
