Team Jacoby - Our T1D Journey

04/20/2026

These stories break my heart every time. I hate this disease!

Breakthrough T1D is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Madison Warner, daughter of U.S. Senator Mark Warner and Lisa Collis.

Senator Warner has been a strong supporter of Breakthrough T1D and an advocate for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, as Madison lived with T1D. Our thoughts are with Senator Warner, his wife, Lisa, and the entire Warner family during this very difficult time.

This is another tragic reminder that our work is not done. Breakthrough T1D will continue to fight tirelessly for cures so that no family has to experience the loss of a loved one to type 1 diabetes and its complications.

03/24/2026

Oregon junior guard Ari Long was born into the game of basketball.

03/24/2026

When this veteran video game developer's 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, he found himself facing a terrifying new reality: Becoming his child's stand-in "pancreas," making life-or-death insulin decisions with only "confusing" instructions to guide him.

So, he did what game designers do best. He built an app that turns the complex science of diabetes management into an intuitive interactive game.

https://cnn.it/41mGhj3

03/17/2026

♥️

Sana Biotechnology shared new data at the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference in Barcelona, showing that their lab-engineered, insulin-producing cells have survived in one person for 14 months without the need for immunosuppression 🔬.

The results of this study have shown that Sana's method is viable, and trials involving more people are planned for later this year.

Read more: https://breakthrought1d.org.uk/news/positive-14-month-follow-up-data-from-sana-biotechnology-gives-hope-for-people-with-type-1-diabetes/ 📖

03/12/2026

Isley Cells are ORGANS, NOT DRUGS. Contact your state’s senator and RFK jr. ASAP to get these cells reclassified.

S.3105 - ISLET Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3105

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr - HHS Secretary
https://www.hhs.gov/about/contact-us/index.html

Bill Cassidy - Louisiana
https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact/

Rand Paul - Kentucky
https://www.paul.senate.gov/connect/

Susan Collins - Maine
https://www.collins.senate.gov/contact

Lisa Murkowski - Alaska
https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/contact

Markwayne Mullin - Oklahoma
https://www.mullin.senate.gov/contact/contact-my-office/

Roger Marshall - Kansas
https://www.marshall.senate.gov/contact/

Tim Scott — South Carolina
https://www.scott.senate.gov/contact/

Josh Hawley - Missouri
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/contact-senator-hawley/

Tommy Tuberville - Alabama
https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/contact-old/contact-form/

Jim Banks — Indiana
https://www.banks.senate.gov/contact/

Jon Husted - Ohio
https://www.husted.senate.gov/contact/contact-jon/

Ashley Moody - Florida
https://www.moody.senate.gov/contact-us/

Bernie Sanders - Vermont
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/

Patty Murray - Washington
https://www.murray.senate.gov/write-to-patty/

Tammy Baldwin - Wisconsin
https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact

Chris Murphy - Connecticut
https://www.murphy.senate.gov/contact

Tim Kaine - Virginia
https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact

Maggie Hassan - New Hampshire
https://www.hassan.senate.gov

John Hickenlooper - Colorado
https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/email-john/

Ed Markey - Massachusetts
https://www.markey.senate.gov/contact

Andy Kim - New Jersey
https://www.kim.senate.gov/contact/

Lisa Blunt Rochester - Delaware
https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/contact/

Angela Alsobrooks - Maryland
https://www.alsobrooks.senate.gov/contact/

11/30/2025

The 4 T’s:
Toilet (frequent urination)
Thirst
Tiredness
Thinning

Lyla from Hull had several symptoms of type 1 diabetes, but was not given a urine test or finger prick and died that night