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When Trousdale County High School junior Reagan Petty, 16, arrived in Washington, D.C. on July 9 to speak to legislators, she carried an important message to Capitol Hill.

“If you can’t afford insulin, then you will die. You can’t live without it.” — Modesto resident Damian Reynoso, age 10.

Around 165 Juvenile Diabetes Research Children's Congress delegates from all 50 states and five countries were scheduled to attend a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Of the 160 children from around the U.S. and 5 countries who attended a hearing about funding for diabetes research, Maria Muayad was the only one who spoke to the committee.

Maria Muayad has been living with Type 1 Diabetes since she was 7 years old

Maria Muayad is one of a group of children from around the country appearing at committee hearing about funding for diabetes research, but was the only one who spoke.

15-year-old Elise Cataldo has never known life without type 1 diabetes. “I’ve had type 1 since I was one-year-old and so everything I do, it affects,” said Cataldo. “When I’m playing soccer, I need to ensure my blood sugar is in the right range,” said Cataldo.

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, urged members of the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Elise Cataldo, 15, has never known life without type 1 diabetes.

15-year-old Elise Cataldo has never known life without type 1 diabetes.