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2023 Delegates from Texas

  • Addison

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Addison is passionate about everything she does, whether that’s playing volleyball, tennis, golfing, cheerleading, or getting the leading role in school plays. An accomplishment... Read More

  • Alex

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    Upon her diagnosis with T1D, Alex was told artificial pancreas technology would not be available until she was in college. She started using one... Read More

  • Bethany

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

    Bethany has a personal goal: to spread awareness and help other people with T1D better manage their disease. “I have turned this seemingly everlasting... Read More

  • Brock

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 7 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

    Brock has handled his T1D diagnosis really well. “I don’t cry with injections, finger sticks, CGM or pump site changes, and I tell people... Read More

  • Layla

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 11

    You’d probably have a hard time finding another teenager who understands herself as well as Layla does. Her burning desire to express her personal... Read More

  • Nadia

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 11 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 3

    Nadia loves to be active. She has been playing soccer—her favorite sport—since she was 4 years old. She also runs track and won third... Read More

  • Peyton

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 11

    Peyton has traveled to 13 countries, and she hopes to increase that number by a lot. She even traveled to Nicaragua just three weeks... Read More

  • Peyton

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 12 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Peyton is a busy 12 year old and likes trying new things! He has a red belt in martial arts, is a trumpet player... Read More

  • Pranav

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 8

    Pranav loves using technology and software to solve real-world problems and envisions himself using his passion to help solve problems that are related to... Read More

  • Ryan

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    After Ryan attended her first JDRF One Walk, she says she felt driven to spread awareness about T1D and do everything she possibly could... Read More

  • Sofia

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    It would be tough to find something that Sofia hasn’t done to raise awareness around T1D. She’s participated in JDRF One Walk events, Galas,... Read More

  • Sydnie

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    Sydnie loves all things science and math—she hopes to one day attend UCLA and become a chemical scientist. She really enjoys singing, playing piano... Read More

  • Zara

    Texas, 2023

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 7

    Zara has big aspirations! She is passionate about speech and debate, and wants to become a lawyer, then eventually run for congressional office. Zara... Read More

2019 Delegates from Texas

  • Brandon

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    Brandon is a talented musician, playing drums and guitar. He loves music of all kinds and looks forward to practicing every day after... Read More

  • Brianna

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 9 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

    Brianna already knows what dog she will own upon moving to the White House when she becomes the President someday. Brianna is very... Read More

  • Brody

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 15

    Brody is no stranger to giving back to those around him, in fact, he wants to make it his career one day by... Read More

  • Carson

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 8 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

    Carson was only two years old when he joined his father who is living with T1D. Though Carson is young, he shows that... Read More

  • Cole

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 7 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 13 months

    When he isn’t hitting home runs on the baseball diamond, you can find Cole filming his YouTube channel where he and his... Read More

  • Grayson

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

    Grayson is an active guy who enjoys tennis, basketball, Star Wars, playing video games with his friends and participating in taekwondo where he... Read More

  • Lexi

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Lexi is described as “a role model for young people with T1D.” Her willingness to do all she can for T1D research has... Read More

  • Lulu

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    When forced to evacuate by Hurricane Harvey, Lulu and her family were most concerned about packing enough insulin and T1D supplies before leaving... Read More

  • Madison

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

    Madison is a great outdoors expert. She raises animals for Future Farmers of America (FFA), and her livestock judging team even made it... Read More

  • Nadia

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 7 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 3

    Nadia is an enthusiastic, active seven-year-old who doesn’t let anything stand in her way, especially not T1D! She loves attending diabetes camp in... Read More

  • Stella

    Texas, 2019

    Age: 6 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 3

    Stella might be young, but her commitment to raising awareness about T1D is mighty! It’s because of this, as well as her leadership... Read More

2017 Delegates from Texas

  • Anastasia

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 8

    Anastasia enjoys cheerleading and golfing. She hopes to soon be the captain of her high school golf team and eventually play in the... Read More

  • Austin

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    Austin enjoys playing football, baseball and spending time with his dog and his friends. He’s been involved with JDRF for years. He has... Read More

  • Claire

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Claire enjoys playing basketball, running track and volunteering with her church. She was very worried about her future when she was first diagnosed... Read More

  • Emma

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Emma is a cheerleader who also enjoys playing the flute and participating in sports. She likes helping her dad—who also has T1D—raise awareness... Read More

  • Henry

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 4 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

    Like his superhero idols, Henry faces a ruthless enemy in T1D. And like them, he uses his powers for good, not evil. His... Read More

  • Isabelle

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    Isabelle enjoys competitive cheerleading, reading and spending time with her friends. She wants to go to the University of Texas and study to... Read More

  • Kaitlin

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 12 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

    Kaitlin loves playing soccer competitively, acting in plays and drawing with her friends. She hasn’t had T1D for long, and has rapidly adjusted... Read More

  • Lily

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 3

    Lily likes to play soccer and read. She would like to become a cardio-thoracic surgeon or a professional soccer player. Lily is working... Read More

  • Peyton

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 12

    Peyton enjoys playing tennis for his high school’s varsity team, which won the state championship last fall. Managing his diabetes with tennis can... Read More

  • Sarah

    Texas, 2017

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

    Sarah has been a JDRF Walk Ambassador for the past 10 years. Five years ago, she became team captain for her JDRF One... Read More

2015 Delegates from Texas

  • Berkeley

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    In addition to volunteering with her local JDRF office and raising an impressive $50,000 through JDRF Walks, Berkeley worked as a teen counselor... Read More

  • Cheney

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 8 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

    Thrill–seeking Cheney loves riding WaveRunners (“I think she hit 48 mph last summer on a crystal–smooth Geneva Lake in Wisconsin,” says her dad,... Read More

  • Elizabeth

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    Elizabeth doesn’t let T1D slow her down one bit! She is an avid and competitive dancer who loves performing jazz, ballet, tap, contemporary—and... Read More

  • Grant

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 9

    Grant is translating his love of languages into impressive advocacy work. As a two–year National Spanish Exam gold medalist and secretary of his... Read More

  • Intisar

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 11 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 5

    Intisar believes it takes a village to improve life with T1D. “I strongly believe that it takes a community and, indeed, the nation... Read More

  • Jacquelyn

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

    Tumbling, tennis and T1D: Jacquelyn does it all. Diagnosed as a toddler, Jacquelyn has a twin sister who also lives with the disease.... Read More

  • Jillian

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

    Jillian was diagnosed with T1D years after her identical twin sister Jacquelyn discovered she had the disease. Together, Jillian and her family raise... Read More

  • Katherine

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 7

    “From low blood sugars to high blood sugars, and illness to excitement, and so many other things, I had to just keep my... Read More

  • Kathryn

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    Kathryn is passionate about the up–and–coming advances in T1D technology. “New technology would allow for a lot more freedom, something I was never... Read More

  • Leah

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 12 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 8

    Tennis player, artist, singer, honor roll student and video game expert are just a few ways to describe Leah. She also lives with... Read More

  • Will

    Texas, 2015

    Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 15

    Will has a mind for business. He recently attended a Cornell University summer business program, and earned a spot in the top 5... Read More

2013 Delegates from Texas

  • Charlie

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 5 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10 months

    Charlie wants to be a doctor, artist, fireman, truck driver, and engineer when he grows up. Today, this curious five-year-old has time... Read More

  • Charlsie

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 12 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 11

    Charlsie is used to overcoming obstacles that would daunt most others. Though she is a congenital amputee— she was born without a right... Read More

  • Grant

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 9 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

    Grant wants to share the message of hope at Children’s Congress that he’s delivered in his speeches at JDRF Walk kickoff events, and... Read More

  • Kendall

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 11 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

    Kendall has already gotten a jump start on her ambition to become a Broadway star or movie actress. She has appeared in TV... Read More

  • Kevin

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 4

    Talented athlete Kevin isn’t the only player on his All Star baseball team who has T1D. He and a teammate check their blood... Read More

  • Nadia

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 9 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

    Nadia has become an inspiration to those around her since her diagnosis at age six. Her mom, Jennifer, says, “It is so hard... Read More

  • Rachel

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 12

    One of the most challenging—but also most satisfying—aspects of Rachel’s role as an ambassador with JDRF is speaking with newly diagnosed children and... Read More

  • Randi

    Texas, 2013

    Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 14

    Her diagnosis with T1D ended Randi’s ambition of joining the Air Force, but in its place, another dream has taken root: finding a... Read More

2011 Delegates from Texas

  • Addyson

    Texas, 2011

    Diagnosed at age five, Addyson has faced her diabetes with grace and maturity, maintaining her enthusiasm for life. "I am not sure where she gets her toughness, but my wife,... Read More

  • Carson

    Texas, 2011

    Carson enjoys playing "soccer minis," swimming, jumping on the trampoline with his brothers, working in the yard with his dad, and pushing people in their wheelchairs at the nursing home... Read More

  • Juliana

    Texas, 2011

    Juliana was diagnosed a month before her fourth birthday. Although it isn't always easy, she has been tremendously brave while learning about type 1. She and her family share their... Read More

  • Luke

    Texas, 2011

    Luke's enthusiastic personality fuels the great things he's doing on behalf of diabetes research. Diagnosed at age seven, he recorded a radio commercial for JDRF and was pictured on JDRF... Read More

  • Robert

    Texas, 2011

    Robert is a JDRF star. He has received the Aaron Family Award for volunteer work from the Houston Gulf Coast Chapter, organized a Walk team ("I Hate Needles"), raised over... Read More