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About T1International
T1International is a global diabetes advocacy organisation that supports local communities by giving them the tools that need to stand up for their rights so that access to insulin and diabetes supplies becomes a reality for all.

About the 2021 #insulin4all Workshop: Advocate, Don’t Celebrate
Our annual #insulin4all Workshop is an opportunity for advocates from around the world to learn from each other, build community, and take action in the fight for #insulin4all. This year’s workshop theme is Advocate, Don’t Celebrate.

This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin, which was nothing short of miraculous. While we certainly celebrate the discoverers and their gift to the world, we will NOT be celebrating the insulin manufacturers and their greed. This is the idea behind our tagline: advocate, don't celebrate. Through the workshop, we’re powering up our advocacy to be even stronger by holding pharma, our governments, and others accountable.

Meet the Speakers

Cyrine Farhat Workshop 2021

Cyrine Farhat

Cyrine Farhat is a proud Lebanese diabetes advocate for T1International. She founded the first diabetes non-governmental organization in Lebanon which provides free access to diabetes education, advocacy information, and diabetes coaching services. Having struggled from lack of access while growing up, she knows that advocacy is the greatest tool to affect change.

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 Alzahrra Almajid Workshop 2021

Alzahrra Almajid

Alzahrra Almajid has been a type 1 diabetic for 14 years. She is a software engineer in Chicago and hopes to one day use her expertise in technology to create solutions that can combat the disparities type 1 diabetics in underprivileged communities face.

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 Dr. Joanne West Workshop 2021

Dr. Joanne West

Dr. Joanne West is a Registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 47. She is a specialist in trauma treatment and is committed to using her own experience of disability to advocate for others who face the psychological, financial, and access issues related to all forms of diabetes.

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 Dr. Victor Montori Workshop 2021

Dr. Victor Montori

Victor M. Montori, MD is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. An endocrinologist and health services researcher, Dr. Montori is the author of more than 700 peer-reviewed publications. He is a recognized expert in evidence-based diabetes care and shared decision making, and co-developer of the concept of minimally disruptive medicine. He is the author of the book Why We Revolt – a Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care.

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Diana Lauren Jones Workshop 2021

Diana Lauren Jones

Diana (also known as Ana) is an actress and writer living in the Bay Area in California. She is passionately committed to using creativity in her advocacy work to achieve a world where insulin and diabetes care is accessible to all who need them.

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 Marian García de Alba Workshop 2021

Marian García de Alba

Marian Garcia de Alba has lived with type 1 diabetes since April 2006, and is eager to make a difference for people in México. She believes that access to insulin is a human right. She is an ESL & Preschool Teacher with diplomas in Child Development and Neurodevelopment, and Health Promotion For People With t1d. She is currently studying for a Psychology Degree.

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 Lauren Figg Workshop 2021

Lauren Figg

Lauren Figg is a Licensed Master Social Worker with a focus on health disparities and access. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1998 and uses lived experience to advocate for positive and equitable insulin legislation. She served as Chapter Leader for the Arizona and California #insulin4all chapters from 2019-2021.

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 Daniela Rojas Summit 2022

Daniela Rojas Jiménez

Daniela Rojas is a psychologist who works with people living with diabetes, and has been a type
1 diabetes patient for 30 years. She is a diabetes educator and an advocate for the type 1 community in Costa Rica and Latin America. She is also a board member of Asociación Día Vida in CR, a diabetes camp organizer and a member of the WHO TAG-D.

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Mohammed M. Seyam Summit 2022

Mohammed Seyam

Mohammed Seyam is a 23-Year-old doctor who's been living with type 1 diabetes for the past 11 years. He is a passionate diabetes and NCDs advocate, a certified diabetes educator, the MENA Chapter Representative at T1International, and a Young Leader in diabetes representing Palestine in the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

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 Dj Pieper Workshop 2021

DJ Pieper

DI Pieper is a professional Actor who lives in Arizona. He lives with type 1 diabetes and has experienced being uninsured, among other challenges, but doesn't let diabetes hold him back. He is honored to be a part of the T1International #insulin4all workshop.

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 Yemurai Machirori Workshop 2021

Yemurai Machirori

Yemurai is a hotelier by profession but her passion lies in helping people living with diabetes, especially children living with type 1 diabetes. She believes that no child should ever give up their dreams because their parents cannot afford the insulin that they need to survive. Yemurai has been living with diabetes for 17 years.

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 Tinotenda Dzikiti Workshop 2021

Tinotenda Dzikiti

Tinotenda (Tino) Dzikiti is a Certified Diabetes Educator. He’s a Young Leader in Diabetes for the International Diabetes Federation, Ambassador for the Zimbabwe Diabetes Association, Membership Committee Co-Chair at the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, and a Patient Leader for Diabetes Center Berne. Tino also hosts "The Diabetic Mogul Podcast" with Konstantina Taki.

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Stephanie Arceneaux Workshop 2021

Stephanie Arceneaux

Stephanie has had type 1 diabetes for 36 years. She is married to a type 1 diabetic and is the parent of a child with diabetes as well. These experiences as both patient and caregiver moved Stephanie to take action by advocating to improve the lives of others in the wider diabetes community.

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Shelsea Deng Workshop 2021

Shelsea Deng

Shelsea is a mother to two young daughters. Her 6 year old was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 15 months old in Oahu, Hawaii. Her family reluctantly moved to California in August 2016 so her husband could change occupations and allow them to better afford insulin and diabetes supplies.

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 Noor Ramahi Workshop 2021

Noor Ramahi

Noor was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 6 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She currently lives in California with her 6-year-old twin boys and previously worked at Stanford Medical Center. For the past 11 years, she has been speaking on topics including pregnancy & T1D, parenting with T1D, healthcare disparities amongst people of color and eating disorders.

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 Sobia Aziz Siddiqui Workshop 2021

Sobia Aziz Siddiqui

Sobia Aziz Siddiqui lives in Lahore, Pakistan and has been a type 1 diabetic since 2011. She has been associated with the Meethi Zindagi organization since 2018, advocating for people living with diabetes in Pakistan. Sobia is a teacher and holds a Masters in Coal Technology.

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Diana Wyenn Workshop 2021

Diana Wyenn

Born and based in Los Angeles, Diana Wyenn is an artist whose practice includes advocacy in the realms of equity, environmental and disability justice. Diagnosed at 20 with type 1 diabetes, her award-winning autobiographical play Blood/Sugar challenges the lies, mystery, and shame surrounding diabetes in all its forms.

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 Elizabeth Roosevelt Workshop 2021

Elizabeth Roosevelt

Elizabeth was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes fourteen years ago. She’s proudly served as a Digital Advocate for T1International since August 2020 and is committed to the fight of insulin affordability for all those who depend on it, regardless of socioeconomic status. Originally from Dallas, TX, USA, Elizabeth is currently a freshman at Harvard University planning on studying History.

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 Mariana Marquez-Farmer

Mariana Marquez-Farmer

Mariana has been living with type one diabetes for 22 years and currently works as a family program coordinator in Colorado Springs. Between serving marginalized communities in Colorado Springs and being a digital advocate for T1International, there is not a moment in life where she is not being a voice for those who need a voice.

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 Tracy Ramey

Tracy Ramey

Tracy Ramey's daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2018. Since that day she has been aware of the disparities in healthcare and lack of knowledge surrounding type 1 diabetes. She has been the Communities of Color Outreach Lead for the Ohio #insulin4all since the summer of 2020 and is delighted to be stepping into the role of Ohio Chapter Leader!

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#insulin4all Workshop 2021 Goals

  • To provide a safe and inclusive, intersectional space for people with type 1 and all types of diabetes and their allies
  • To strengthen the sense of connection among and between the T1I Community and expand understanding of the global diabetes community
  • To bring Advocates, Key Volunteers, Global Advocacy Partners, the T1I team, and the Board together to further build relationships, learning, and connection
  • To empower Advocates with education and clear actions to be the most effective advocates they can be in their state, local, and global communities

Two Day Format

  • Day One (Saturday, September 18th): Open to the general public and features content that raises awareness of the #insulin4all movement, the global insulin crisis, and advocacy work of T1International and our key volunteers.
  • Day Two (Sunday, September 19th): Open to our key volunteer community (#insulin4all Chapter Leadership, Global Advocates, and Digital Advocates) with a focus on community, leadership and skills-building content. Registration information will be shared directly via email with our key volunteers.