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.

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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.

23,000+T1D Exchange Registry
People with T1D participate in research through our registry.
75,000+People Impacted by T1D
Directly connected to T1D Exchange.
~350T1D Exchange Studies
Presented at research conferences.

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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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.

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Make your voice heard. Support the type 1 diabetes community. Drive research that matters.
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