'The Science Needs to Be Funded’: Redwood City Teen Advocating for Diabetes Research in DC

'The science needs to be funded’: Redwood City teen advocating for diabetes research in DC

Everett Meyer was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 3. Courtesy Jennifer Meyer. Emerald Hills resident Everett Meyer will join 170 young people from across the country to advocate for the Type 1 diabetes community in Washington, D.C., from July 7 to 9. Breakthrough T1D, a Type 1 diabetes research and advocacy […] The post ‘The science needs to be funded’: Redwood City teen advocating for diabetes research in DC appeared first on Redwo…

Raelynn Boggs, age 10, of Painter, Virginia is one of 170 youth from across the U.S. to advocate for type 1 diabetes community in Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC, July 1, 2025— A student from Painter, Virginia was chosen by Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, to join a delegation of their peers and celebrity advocates in Washington, DC at Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress from July 7-9. Raelynn Boggs will join 170 other youth from across the country to meet with their members ...