Diabetes PAC

At @cwdiabetes Friends for Life Hershey this past weekend, we connected with new and familiar faces across the (sweetest🍫) diabetes community! We loved listening to your experiences and digging into the barriers people face when it comes to access and insurance.

DPAC Community Hill Day Applications are open! Apply here: bit.ly/4ceGFqH Participants will attend intensive training on federal and state DPAC policy priorities and use that training in meetings with Congressional offices on Capitol Hill.

Read more about the Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Act and submit our pre-written letter here! …tespatientadvocacycoalition.quorum.us/campaign/MNT26/

DPAC and @DiabetesLeaders are proud to participate in the @eatrightPRO A Seat at Every Table campaign, which elevates nutrition professionals.
 
Send an easy pre-written letter in support of the MNT Act to your legislators here:
…tespatientadvocacycoalition.quorum.us/campaign/MNT26/

Exciting news! Thank you @SenatorShaheen and @SenatorCollins, for introducing the Diabetes Interventions Addressing Barriers to Enrollment, Technology and Education Services (DIABETES) Act. For more details, read our full statement here: diabetespac.org/news/sens-shah…

Thank you to @SenatorCollins, @SenatorShaheen, @RepGusBilirakis, @RepDianaDeGette, and @RepKimSchrier. Read more about type 1 diabetes screening from @CDCgov here: cdc.gov/diabetes/diabe…

Our Diabetes Community Hill Day is a selective leadership opportunity designed to prepare and deploy trained advocates in support of DPAC’s policy priorities. Apply here: bit.ly/4ceGFqH

March 4 is World Obesity Day. We advocate for expanded access to obesity treatments on the state and federal levels. Everyone deserves access to the care they need to live healthier lives.

More information about the press conference here: cms.gov/newsroom/press… Request for stakeholder input: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03968.pdf

Read our official statement from February 3 here: diabetespac.org/news/diabetes-…

📜 Passage of the MNT Act, reintroduced yesterday in the U.S. Senate by @SenatorCollins & @SenGaryPeters, is an effective solution to address the costly, continued rise of diet-related chronic diseases in America – many of which can be remedied with MNT delivered by an RDN.

HILL DAY APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW! Apply here: bit.ly/4ceGFqH DPAC Community Hill Day is a selective leadership opportunity designed to prepare and deploy trained advocates in support of DPAC’s policy priorities.

Thank you to Bill Sponsor @RJackson_NYC And thank you to Co-Sponsors: @zellnor4ny @SenatorCCleare @SenJoeAddabbo @NYSenPalumbo @JSandersNYC Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Senator Nathalia Fernandez @bradhoylman @LiuNewYork @LuisSepulvedaNY

Mark your calendars! DPAC Community Hill Day returns to DC on June 23–24, 2026. Advocates from across the country will come together to share their stories, meet with lawmakers, and help shape the future of diabetes policy. Applications open soon. Follow us for updates!

OCAN’s Member Spotlight continues! This week, we’re proud to highlight the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition @DiabetesPAC for its leadership in expanding access to evidence-based obesity care. Learn how DPAC is working to ensure everyone living with obesity has access to the treatments and support they deserve.

Happy Valentine's Day! Roses are red, violets are blue, diabetes is complicated, and policy is too. Here are some Valentines to share ❤️

State Policy Watch: Updates for February

Read the text of the PREVENT DIABETES Act here: congress.gov/bill/119th-con… These are important wins for people with diabetes, and we are looking forward to continuing to build on these successes.

Congressional Hearings on Health Insurance Affordability (Slide 1): Statement 1: bit.ly/4rkkwvg Statement 2: bit.ly/3ZJsySz Our Opposition to Current Threats to Diabetes Tech (Slide 2): bit.ly/4te3iBt

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