Your Voice Drives Change
When people living with type 1 diabetes share their experiences, those insights help shape research, improve care, and strengthen outcomes across the community.


Built With the T1D Community
T1D Exchange is a nonprofit built with, by, and for people directly impacted by T1D. Together, we turn lived experience into real-world impact.
Together, these experiences help researchers understand what life with type 1 diabetes actually looks like — and what needs to improve.
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The T1D Exchange Registry makes it easy to share your perspectives through surveys and take part in research that expands what we know about living with type 1 diabetes.

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Take part in a simple way to share what life with T1D looks like. Each question focuses on your everyday decisions, challenges, and experiences — turning everyday moments into meaningful insights.

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Building Better Systems for T1D Care: Dr. Daniel DeSalvo on Quality Improvement to Transform Diabetes Care
For Daniel DeSalvo, MD, caring for children with T1D means helping them see that diabetes is just one part of who they are — not something that defines them or limits what they can do.
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Christel Oerum: How Diabetes Strong Built Community
Before founding Diabetes Strong in 2015, Christel Oerum hadn’t talked openly about type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 18 years, quietly managing it on her own.
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Why Your Voice Matters
Living with type 1 diabetes means making decisions every day.
Those real experiences help researchers understand what truly matters to people living with diabetes and their families.