US EditionBreakthrough T1D 2025 Children's Congress Delegates Urge Lawmakers to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 9 – Seventeen-year-old Aidan Free and youth delegates urge Congress to increase funding for research and affordable treatments for Type One Diabetes, representing over 1,000 children nationwide.
- On July 9, 2025, Aidan Free and over 170 youth delegates testified at a Senate hearing, urging renewal of the critical Special Diabetes Program before September.
- During the July 9 Senate hearing at the Congress, youth delegates testified on the importance of renewing the expiring Special Diabetes Program before September to sustain diabetes research progress.
- Research milestones funded by the SDP include Tzield, which delays T1D onset by up to three years, and cell therapies advancing toward cures, impacting over 1.5 million Americans.
- Following the hearing, youth delegates met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for renewing the federal Special Diabetes Program before its September expiration.
- Kowalski stresses that renewing the Special Diabetes Program is vital for sustaining breakthroughs and advancing research toward a cure for T1D.
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