Thank you to everyone who attended the 2021 TypeOneNation Virtual Summit on Sunday, April 24. It was an inspirational day of diabetes education connecting over 4,300 members of the global T1D community. The summit covered a range of topics for all stages of life with T1D including dynamic guest speakers who provided empowering diabetes education, virtual exhibits which showcased the latest in diabetes technology and management, and so much more.

All the presentations from the TypeOneNation Virtual Summit are now available for download through May 31.

Thank you to our local sponsor Zurich for supporting the TypeOneNation Illinois Session!

Our local session included a detailed Illinois Chapter update, keynote presentation from guest speaker Eva Rubin, University of Illinois Basketball Star, information on clinical trials in Illinois and how to become a Breakthrough T1D Advocate. To join the fight against T1D please register for the Breakthrough T1D One Walk or Ride today!

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurance group with more than 140 years’ experience serving businesses worldwide. Zurich is dedicated to delivering broad and flexible insurance solutions to their customers and helping them understand, manage, and minimize risk.

Zurich is committed to supporting the communities in which they live and work by partnering with local nonprofits that focus on promoting health and welfare for all community members, including partnering with Breakthrough T1D to help cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications.

Breakthrough T1D Illinois wants to thank Zurich for being one of our most steadfast supporters. On behalf of the 1.6 million individuals living with T1D in the U.S. thank you for rallying together as one community to keep fighting to put an end to T1D.