8BitVal has been a type 1 diabetic for more than 15 years, being diagnosed a bit later in life. She is currently on a Medtronic pump and CGM treatment, which she absolutely adores. Val streams art on Twitch, does storytimes and tutorials on YouTube, and is an all-time goofball. A firm believer that positive thinking brings positive outcomes, she tries her best to teach her son the same and bring positive vibes and a ton of (good) chaos to her streams.

The Ready Type 1 stream team has helped Val connect with other type 1 diabetics, something that had not been possible for her until then. She has met so many amazing, strong people and families affected by T1D and is proud to be able to raise funds every now and then for this very cause. She hopes to be able to do much more in the future, too!

A tree hugger, joker, insulin injector, and all-around entertainer, Val hopes to make a change in people’s lives, T1D or not.

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Ace (aka David) has been streaming on Twitch since 2021. He has a degree in conservation biology and does lab work as well as field work. One of his closest friends, who inspired Ace to pursue streaming in the first place, has T1D. She ended up in the hospital when he was a junior in college and it hurt a lot to see her in that state—so much that it pushed him to use streaming for the purpose of spreading awareness and raising as much money as he can.

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Aerodynamac is a PhD chemist currently living in Northern New Mexico. She still remembers coming home from a Girl Scout camping trip when she was seven, and finding out her younger brother had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Since that day, she threw herself into understanding what T1D is, along with raising money through 5k races and fundraisers for the cause. She's very grateful Breakthrough T1D asked her to be an Ambassador and looks forward to continuing to work with Breakthrough T1D in the future.

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Annaomaly is a Dead by Daylight streamer who is dedicated to proactively participating in charity events. Her son lives with type 1 and has shown those around him true strength and resilience through his journey.

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Ariel is a Twitch Affiliate, Ubisoft Partner, member of Team Centerstage, and type 1 diabetic. You will most likely find her groovin’ with her community to Just Dance, playing story-driven games like The Last of Us, or fartin’ around on management simulators such as The Sims. She loves to hang out with her community and it’s been a highlight of her time on Twitch to share her experience as a diabetic and fundraise for the causes she is passionate about.

Outside of streaming, Ariel enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, and spending time with her friends/family. She has a dog named Rory and a cat named Spud who often like to make an appearance on her stream. She has a background in education, film, theater, and costume design -- she loves nothing more than an excuse to get dressed up and have a good time. She’s looking forward to meeting you on the (Just) Dancefloor!

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Audentior has had type 1 diabetes since 2001. His favourite games are Sea of Thieves, No Man's Sky, and any type of building design game such as Planet Coaster or Cities Skylines.

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AverageSiege's family has been heavily affected by type 1 diabetes. His father passed away in March 2016 from complications of T1D, and he has multiple other family members who are living with the disease. He's grateful that he's able to use his platform to spread awareness, while also raising as much money as possible to help fight it.

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Alex lives in Ontario, Canada, and has had type 1 diabetes since June 2010. He streams on Twitch as Baldabetic. The focus of his content is music performance, where he usually performs song requests for viewers on bass and guitar, using Rocksmith 2014. Metal is his favourite genre to play by far, but he also handles rock and funk styles with confidence.

Alex started using his growing stream community to help fundraise for Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) in 2020. This has been a meaningful experience, allowing him to turn his diagnosis into a positive. Since then, diabetes advocacy has been a central part of his content and persona online, and he encourages chatters to ask questions about his experience. He also has a live blood sugar readout on his stream, a fairly unique feature on Twitch that provides extra visibility to the live, moment-to-moment dealings with this disease.

He's a true believer in the power of music bringing people together for great causes. His hope is to harness the power of heavy music to make a difference in the fight against diabetes. Feel free to drop by for a song request!

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Thad Wade (aka Bearded Legend) resides in Mississippi. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on February 1, 2018 at 31 years old. While it has been a journey, he remains positive about the situation. He enjoys content creation and other activities such as hunting, fishing, and being with friends and family.

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Brave is a North Carolina–based dad-bod creator. A former teacher turned business owner, Brave grew up playing music, wrestling, and loving all things gaming! His connection to T1D hits close to home as his son, Charley, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 1.

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Bromid, known better as dimo, is one of the top dance gamers in the world! He started playing in 2000 at thirteen and was later diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005. Despite the diagnosis, dimo shows that T1D has no place in slowing down the focus nor the athleticism required to play StepMania at the highest level. More info about him can be found at omid.gg.

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Robert Burns (aka Burnswheels) is a type 1 diabetic who also lives with spina bifida, which left him with partial paralysis from the waist down. He was diagnosed with T1D at the young age of five after his kindergarten teachers brought up concerns to his mom, who then took him to get tested.

Throughout his life since his diagnosis, Robert has gone through several different treatment options, starting with insulin injections of both long- and short-acting insulin. He was then switched over to the insulin pump at around ten years old, which was a whole new world because he no longer had to be super strict about when or what he could eat. He is now using a guardian sensor CGM along with his pump, which has been the best change in the technology he has used for T1D care.

Robert is an adaptive athlete, sometimes found on the bike trails in his racing wheelchair. Being a T1D athlete has its issues, but he has managed to find ways to avoid most lows when he's active. He started streaming on Twitch in 2020, invited by friends to join a group of streamers focused on charity. This was a lot of fun, but he wanted to do more than the charities they focused on, so he started streaming for Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) in 2022 and became a Ready Type 1 Ambassador in 2024.

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Calebrated Gamer (aka Caleb) loves streaming on Twitch and posting videos on YouTube. His favorites are adventure and horror games, but nothing is off the table!

Caleb does not have diabetes personally, but his best friend of eighteen years, Blac, did. They grew up together, effectively as brothers, even rooming together for a few years during college. Due to illness and an insulin pump failure, Blac fell into a diabetic coma in 2017 and passed away. Since then, Caleb has raised money in Breakthrough T1D Walks and their amazing Breakthrough T1D Play program. He can’t thank everyone enough for supporting such a wonderful cause. While Caleb will always miss Blac, he hopes that, someday, no one else will have to go through that loss.

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Cush (aka Owen) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at ten years old and hasn't looked back since. He enjoys streaming RPGs and getting immersed in different environments. Outside of streaming, you can find him at a concert, in the gym, or exploring the wilderness.

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Dark Insanities is a streamer in the UK. He’s had type 1 diabetes since he was fourteen, and spent a lot of the next thirteen years in hospital with diabetic emergencies. Since then, he’s been keeping himself out of hospital with help from technology and friends. He currently uses a Dexcom G6 to track his sugar levels to his phone. He doesn’t have an insulin pump yet, but hopefully that will change soon. On stream, you’ll sometimes hear his phone yelling at him for being high. Don’t panic, it’s all under control (probably).

Dark Insanities primarily streams space games, because space is cool. You’ll also find him playing platformers such as Hollow Knight & Celeste, or roguelites like Hades. As well as all that, he runs a biweekly D&D game and has a personal blog. When you’re visiting the Breakthrough T1D Twitch channel, you’ll likely see him as a moderator there, and just generally being an agent of chaos wherever he goes.

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Dennis was diagnosed with type 1 when he was sixteen years old. He lives in Georgia but was born and partially raised in Southern California. He enjoys music, video games, comic books, and anime. He has recently started doing virtual photography within video games and posting them on his social media as well. In 2018, Dennis and his friends started a community called Unified Streamers, where they support themselves as well as other content creators.

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Devious Ditto (aka Jake) has had type 1 diabetes since 2014, when he was diagnosed over the summer of his final year of college. He was hospitalized with his blood sugar reaching 38 mmol/L and stayed there for five days to get it back down to a healthy level. When he left the hospital, his life was changed forever. Over the years he has learned so much and met many people who have experienced or know of someone who has this disease, and now, being a Ready Type 1 Ambassador for Breakthrough T1D, he has the chance to spread the word about T1D and help as much as he can.

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DigiDuncan is a livestreamer, content creator, and programmer who has had T1D since he was two years old. He has a passion for using his skills and community to spread the word about type 1, and to have fun along the way doing it! He loves rhythm games, puzzle games, and multiplayer nonsense, and he loves to stream just about anything as long as he and his chat are having a good time. He's honored to work alongside Breakthrough T1D to raise money for, and awareness about, diabetes research.

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Disillusionist9 (also known as Em) has been involved with Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) since her sister’s T1D diagnosis over ten years ago as of 2024. Many of her friends and family are currently living with type 1, so while she does not personally have T1D, its cure and quality-of-life improvements for those who do have it are near and dear to her heart.

Getting a chance to give back through gaming and content creation has been her main motivation to be active on Twitch. Streams on her channel primarily include yarn crafts like crochet, but she also spends time gaming for charity incentives. She’s excited to act as a Ready Type 1 Ambassador for Breakthrough T1D, both online and offline, to spread awareness about T1D and the efforts made toward a CURE!

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Elliot, a T1D streamer from the UK, streams on Twitch under the name ECZilla along with some friends. He's mostly a variety streamer of games including Minecraft, Overwatch, Destiny 2, and more. The ECZilla crew regularly play co-op with their viewers and talk about T1D.

Elliot was diagnosed at eighteen after he was hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis. Before that, his father been diagnosed with diabetes as well, which turned out to also be type 1.

Since his diagnosis, Elliot has been learning constantly about both himself and T1D. He started streaming for the annual JDRF Game2Give (now known as Breakthrough T1D Play) fundraisers in 2020, and since then has made many friends along with learning more about Diabetes and how to manage it. He looks forward to doing many more streams and spreading awareness about T1D and the progress being made in research.

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EnbyEiri, a non-binary bean of weirdness from the UK, has had diabetes since they were two and a half. There was a lot they did not know about T1D until they became an adult, and it has been their mission to raise awareness for T1D so others understand and also feel supported. They used this lack of knowledge about T1D in their university degree, for which they created cool superhero-themed materials to explain T1D to kids—and from there, that was how they found Breakthrough T1D! EnbyEiri may have complications now, but they hope that their knowledge and experience of life with T1D may help others in the future too. You don't have to feel alone!

EnbyEiri is a chill streamer who arts when the ADHD allows, focusing on relaxing and colourful games such as Pokémon, Disney Dreamlight Valley, and Genshin Impact. The world outside can be crazy and stressful, but with EnbyEiri you can feel safe, supported, and relaxed no matter who you are, how you identify, and everything else in between!

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Erica has had type 1 diabetes since October 1999. Her younger brother and grandfather also live with T1D and all wear insulin pumps, so when something beeps at a family gathering it's a fun time figuring out whose device is the culprit. Currently Erica is using an Omnipod Dash & Dexcom G6 combo and running it together with DIY Loop.

Erica is originally from New York but is currently living in Germany, where she moved to get access to more affordable healthcare. She's been streaming on Twitch on and off since March 2020, playing mostly strategy games and TRPGs, and is really excited to further support Breakthrough T1D as Ready Type 1 Ambassador.

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Gaming4Diabetes (known as Tony in real life) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on January 6, 2006. He started his livestreaming journey back in April 2013 to help spread awareness to people who didn't understand what diabetes can do and how it can affect people with T1D. He also gave support to other diabetics who needed support, or just someone who understands. As his channel grew bigger and bigger, his community became like a family over time.

Over the years, he has struggled with mental and physical health issues and has started a new journey in life, but he still tries to stream when he can. You can catch him online if you ever need that support, because he will always be Gaming4Diabetes and will always game.

GeeksVsGeeks (aka Rob) has several T1D connections in his family, most notably with his youngest child, who was diagnosed a few weeks before his third birthday. T1D had skipped a generation, but unfortunately it did not stay at bay. Ever since, the family has been learning as well as teaching others about type 1. They participated in many Breakthrough T1D Walks, school presentations, work events, and fundraisers before getting the opportunity to join Breakthrough T1D’s stream team on Twitch to continue this fight together.

GeeksVsGeeks was started as a family project many years ago to share geeky things with each other and other families, and it grew to eventually include a Twitch channel. Now, with all the kids heading out to college and beyond, the content has evolved but the family roots are always present. Come check out retro games, adventure games, and many co-op experiences each week. Rob and family are happy to be part of this amazing community and to send hope and awareness into the world.

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GhostlyTuna (aka Tuna or Scott) has had type 1 diabetes for over three decades. Going from mixing insulin in syringes to now having implants that help manage the condition, he has seen firsthand how research has improved the lives of people with diabetes around the world.

Being able to raise money for causes close to his pancreas through video games and livestreaming has been a highlight of his career, and he's determined to help even more in the future.

GhostlyTuna also makes tools and resources for livestreamers to upgrade their streams, with integrations to charity platforms like Tiltify allowing them to level up and automate more of their streams' charity efforts.

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Icy is proud to be a Ready Type 1 Ambassador on behalf of her kiddo, who was diagnosed with T1D in 2014. She's here to support them on their journey with T1D, hopefully all the way through to a cure!

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Matthew (known on Twitch as iGot_Clapped) has had type 1 diabetes since age seven. He’s a photographer, football coach, and part-time streamer. To spread awareness, he shares his experiences with diabetes in his streams and with the people around him as much as possible, and he makes sure even when he’s gaming to check his blood sugar levels. (His community loves to guess what they think his sugar level will be!)

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Jonathan Ellson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of twelve, but has never let it stop him from doing anything he wishes. As he was told on diagnosis, 'You are in control of it, not the other way round,' and he has lived by that ever since. T1D causes problems, but nothing is insurmountable.

Jonathan is a professional musician specializing in composition and musical direction for both choral and theatrical groups in his local area. He uses his stream to explore and educate viewers on the inner workings of how new music can be created, with the occasional game thrown in for variety.

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Krillin has had type 1 diabetes for over 20 years. He got involved with Breakthrough T1D (then called JDRF) early on by participating in countless Walks along the Charles River in Boston, and he continued that passion by working at Camp Joslin for countless summers. Type 1 diabetes has always been an essential part of who he is—but while it’s helped him become who he is, he’s equally determined to get rid of it!

Krillin has been streaming on Twitch since October 2017. He’d raised money for a few T1D charities before learning about Breakthrough T1D’s new gaming initiative and becoming one of the founding members of the community in 2019. Since then, he’s met countless incredible people through Breakthrough T1D Play—including the beautiful lady he’s engaged to!

Breakthrough T1D and their good friend Rufus have always been part of Krillin’s life, and he looks forward to continuing that work until we eventually find a cure.

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Kyllfie (also known as Kyle) has been streaming as a PNGTuber on Twitch since 2022. She's grown a nice, supportive community over that time and can't wait to grow it even more! She streams video games, mostly spooky/horror games like Dead by Daylight and Hunt: Showdown. She loves flowers and butterflies and her cat, who accompanies her during her streams.

Having type 1 diabetes has never been something Kyllfie has hid from her community, and she actively uses "type 1 diabetes" as a tag in her streams to connect with diabetic viewers. She loves meeting other T1D streamers as a viewer, and she wants people who come to her channel to feel that way as well.

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Lewabetes has had Type 1 since November of 2008, and his connection with Breakthrough T1D started on day 1 in the hospital with Rufus the bear. He did a few walks throughout the years, and more recently the Breakthrough T1D Ride to Cure 100-mile bike rides.

After playing college soccer and racing collegiate cycling, Lewabetes joined the Team Novo Nordisk Elite cycling team in 2017. He was a collegiate esports coach for over 3.5 years and owns a small esports org that competes in Apex Legends and hosts tournaments throughout the year, including for Breakthrough T1D Play.

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Mathew (yes, he spells his name with one "t") loves all things tech and Disney. He was born with one kidney and was diagnosed with T1D at age eleven. When he was first diagnosed, he had a lot of trouble finding the right combo of insulin. He, his mom, and his doctors tried so many combinations to help get his blood sugar levels under control. He finally found the magic combination and got his A1C to where it needed to be, then moved from shots to a insulin pump, and he hasn't looked back since. He now uses a Dexcom CGM as well.

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Diagnosed with T1D in November 2006 at the age of eleven, MrsOfTheSea is an avid believer in eating whatever you want as long as you take care of yourself! Proud podder since around 2016 and Dexcom user since 2022! By day MrsOfTheSea is a Youth Advocate at a community action non-profit, by night a cringey, unhinged (18+) Vtuber who streams League, Genshin, or whatever she feels like. MrsOfTheSea is also a PROUD member and advocator of the LGBTQIA+ and mental health awareness.

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MultitapMugen is a variety streamer who tends to favor local multiplayer, retro, and audience-interaction games, but enjoys all kinds of different gaming experiences. The stream features three hosts, MultitapMugen (himself), MultitapKayla (his wife), and MultitapStart (his brother).

MultitapMugen was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July 2014 as a young adult. It was a huge life adjustment and can definitely be a struggle from day to day, but he's grateful that he can share his experience through streaming and help educate people about T1D.

Multitap hosted streams of diabetes-themed games Captain Novolin and Packy & Marlon, played Thimbleweed Park with creator Ron Gilbert, and has streamed other assorted retro and Jackbox games to help raise money for Breakthrough T1D. They are honored to be part of the Ready Type 1 Ambassador team and are incredibly grateful for all the awesome work Breakthrough T1D does for Type 1 Diabetes research and awareness!

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Nerd901Adam’s son was diagnosed with T1D in 2018, four days before his second birthday. When he turned six, Adam and his wife started getting him more involved with his own care. Adam credits advances in T1D tech and care for making his son’s life much easier and less stressful. He supports Breakthrough T1D and diabetes research in the hopes that one day he won’t need his devices.

Adam streams a variety of games ranging from Fortnite to Ultimate Chicken Horse to Elden Ring. He got into streaming to fundraise for wonderful causes, and he’ll continue doing his part!

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Mel (aka NerdyMomCraft) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teenager. She uses a Dexcom CGM and Tandem insulin pump and loves the flexibility and freedom they allow her.

Crocheting is a huge part of Mel's life. Her favorite item to crochet is Amigurumi. She also teaches crochet at a local community center that helps victims of crime. Crocheting has helped her get through the hardest moments in her life and she hopes that one day she can expand to partner with other nonprofit programs and teach crochet as a way to help people cope with and process trauma.

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Ninja614 is a coder, biker, gamer, foodie, ninja-samurai. He has enjoyed video games his entire life! However, Elder Scrolls Online is his current passion.

His first stream on Twitch was July 27, 2017. What started as a way to connect with other players and share gaming quickly turned into something much bigger. Now, he is passionately pursuing a full-time streamer and entertainer career! Before Twitch he built a software development company that has lasted over fifteen years.

 

Ninja614 lives in central Ohio with his wife of twenty years and three children who will occasionally join him on Twitch. His youngest son has lived with type 1 diabetes for over ten years, which makes helping Breakthrough T1D through fundraising efforts a natural priority.

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Nukkuler was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was eight years old. When in the hospital, she found comfort in her very own Rufus, provided by JDRF! Rufus and JDRF (now called Breakthrough T1D) helped Nukkuler and her family transition to life with T1D. Growing up, she participated in the JDRF One Walk to help give back.

Now, as a full-time streamer on Twitch, she continues to give back with Breakthrough T1D Play! Her main stream content includes speedrunning retro games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, with a heavy focus on her community. She loves using Crowd Control, an extension that allows viewers to affect the game with donations, to help with charity efforts. She regularly works with other gaming charity events including Games Done Quick, Zeldathon, and Speedrun Colosseum.

One thing is certain: Nukkuler loves being able to use her gaming skills to help an impact on the lives of others!

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Sam (aka Obiwanshinoobie) started streaming on Twitch in 2011 and was diagnosed with T1D about three months later. In 2014 he started working in the game industry and quickly helped shape what charity fundraising on Twitch has now become. He currently works as an Influencer Manager for Sandbox Strategies, one of the top influencer and public relations agencies in the world for gaming.

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Video games bring so many people together for so many different reasons. For DJ (aka Patch Notes or Patch), it is the thread that ties multiple stories into one. Gaming has been his primary outlet for speaking on and advocating for people who live with type 1 diabetes, just like he does. When he isn't gaming, you will find Patch filming, directing, and editing videos for clients all over the world, including Breakthrough T1D Play.

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Peralt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on February 14, 1996, and even back then she was a gamer. She's always loved horror games and her Twitch channel concentrates solely on horror, with a lot of Resident Evil. The more jumpscares, the better!

Being a Ready Type 1 Ambassador means she gets to use her love of video games to raise money for a cause that means a lot to her personally. Working alongside other Ambassadors and the team at Breakthrough T1D has been such a wonderful experience

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Kami is a T1D artist, gamer, and streamer! She was diagnosed in high school, around the age of sixteen, but she never let it get her down. Diabetes is just a part of life, which she just sorta vibes through in the first place.

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Autumn (aka QueerMermaid20 or "mermy") is the epitome of resilience wrapped in a layer of humor with a dash of mischief. At the tender age of twelve, doctors labeled them as a type 2 diabetic—but life had a plot twist waiting. Fast forward to May 2022, when the universe decided to reveal its hand, unveiling that mermy was actually a type 1 diabetic.

Armed with an Omnipod 5 and Dexcom 6, they navigate the highs and lows of life (literally and figuratively) with the finesse of a tightrope walker. When they're not busy managing their blood sugar, you can find mermy indulging in video games, baking, or painting. Despite the occasional battle with glucose levels, they never let diabetes dull their sparkle. They've turned lemons into sugar-free lemonade and proving that a diagnosis doesn't define one's zest for life.

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Your friendly neighborhood content creator and fur mom to a few cute beans! Rae was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of three and started volunteering for JDRF (now known as Breakthrough T1D) with her family soon after. She has lobbied at the New York capital, participated for years in the walks, been a youth ambassador at multiple galas, been a camp counselor, and advocated in various other ways in her local community. She has been participating in the Breakthrough T1D Play events since 2020.

Rae is a variety streamer who plays a wide selection of games including (but not limited to) cozy, community, horror, and ARPGs, with occasional cosplay of her favorite waifus!

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Resurrection Fern is a singer-songwriter, Twitch partner, mom, and T1D. She has been involved with Breakthrough T1D Play since the very first fundraiser in 2019 and was a founding member of the Ready Type 1 stream team. Her community, the “Fern Fam,” has made incredible strides in raising T1D awareness and raising funds for Breakthrough T1D as we fight for a world without type 1 diabetes. Fern has even written two songs, “Hope” and “Warrior,” in honor of her relationship with Breakthrough T1D and her battle with chronic illness.

Fern’s music can be found on all streaming platforms. Find links to her music, socials, and of course her Twitch channel, here.

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Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on December 1, 2016, in the middle of her senior year, Rhiannon_Monet was the only person with type 1 diabetes in her high school. The experience made her adamant about talking about living with diabetes—representation is super important! She lives in Texas with a GSD/Malinois mix named Buttercup, volunteers at a local bat rescue, runs a cross-stitch club, and does modeling and acting in her free time.

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Rogue Liliana is a cat-girl necromancer Vtuber who has devoted her ninth and final life to making others happy through content creation. She was diagnosed with T1D when she was ten, so she’s has seen decades’ worth of change in the T1D space.

Rogue shares her hard story about her T1D journey with her community regularly with the hope of helping others connected to the disease. She has been fundraising for the Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) since 2018 and is proudly one of Breakthrough T1D Play’s Ambassadors and a community moderator.

You can find her playing a variety of games, mostly those rich in story or lore. So if you want a comfy atmosphere, this Scottish kitty is your girl!

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Saverino was diagnosed with T1D back in January of 2022 at nineteen years old, after he realized he had lost seventy pounds in less than a year. Ever since then he's been learning and sharing his experience with others.

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Sharni (also known as Sharmander29) is a Med Science student who enjoys streaming in her spare time. You can normally find her streaming cozy comfy Minecraft streams, road rage Mario Kart, or chaotic multiplayer games with chat.

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Snomancr (aka Dave) has lived with type 1 diabetes since he was sixteen. He now uses a CGM and insulin pump, and wow, what a difference! Snomancr is a variety streamer, a friend, and all about positivity. He doesn't mind putting on silly outfits to have some fun. His door is always open if anyone needs to chat or looking to make a friend.

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SpicedEliastrations (aka Elia) was diagnosed in 2000 at eight years old and remembers JDRF (now Breakthrough T1D) being there to offer not only resources to help learn the ropes, but also awesome support. Art and creativity has been a go-to outlet over the years and have helped Elia connect with lots of people. She's been illustrating professionally for about fifteen years.

As Elia has grown as a creator, she wanted to use her platform to give back, so being a Ready Type 1 Ambassador alongside her peers and community is an absolute honor. She's excited to help bring about change for young diabetics and make this an easier (AND STILL FUN!) life for everyone who lives with T1D, using her silliness and creativity to spread awareness.

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Ellie (aka T1D Chaos Queen) has had diabetes for more than twenty years. She was diagnosed in October 2000 at the age of sixteen months old. She loves spreading positivity and good times in her streams. She is also a huge Harry Potter nerd and a proud Slytherin. She loves her pets and her friends and loves playing games with others.

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TeeOneDee (aka Josh) was diagnosed with T1D at the age of eleven. It was a tough time for him mentally, as he was starting a new school at the same time. Charities like Breakthrough T1D have been a huge help to him during his life, not just for the physical, but for the mental health side too.

He started his Twitch channel as a way to raise money and support diabetes-related charities, starting with a twenty-four-hour stream that he did through his Xbox with nothing but a headset microphone. He plays all kinds of games on stream, sometimes alone and sometimes with others. He's also branched out into raising money for all kinds of charities, just to give something back.

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TerribleBoops was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age twelve in 1998, after some extended struggles with multiple illnesses. At the time, resources for herself and her family weren’t as prevalent as they are today in the age of the internet. While help and support groups did exist, they were harder to find and attend in a lot of cases, especially depending on physical proximity to medical centers. Boops personally faced a lot of challenges adjusting to life with T1D, which made attending school and just trying to grow up and spend time with friends extremely difficult. From managing T1D with the older technology and nutrition advice of the time, to a general lack of understanding from the people and institutions around her, T1D always felt like a massive mountain to overcome. This is why she’s so excited to be working with Breakthrough T1D Play as a Ready Type 1 Ambassador, with the hopes that she can be part of the driving force to help spread knowledge, information, and understanding about this disease while also supporting the efforts to find better ways to manage, prevent—and most importantly—cure T1D once and for all. Twitch Twitter Instagram

TheBlackParrot is an LGBTQIA+ VR content creator on Twitch who has had T1D for nearly 25 years. Parrot is a pretty relaxed streamer, but the stuff he likes to play is usually the polar opposite. He primarily plays rhythm games and dabbles around a few communities within said games. TheBlackParrot also produces music and does some web development on the side.

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TheKoolEagle has been a type 1 diabetes advocate since 2019. He has a friend who has had T1D since they were in high school together, but other than helping him a few times with lows, TheKoolEagle didn't really see the big picture of T1D. That changed when his son was diagnosed at just 15 months old and their family was dropped into a world of stress and micromanagement to keep him healthy and alive. These days TheKoolEagle is committed to doing whatever he can to help ease the symptoms of T1D or outright cure it.

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Andrew Hair (aka TheSolidHair) has been playing video games since he was four years old, when his parents first bought him a NES. His dad would take him to Blockbuster every Friday after school to rent a video game and he'd spend all weekend trying to beat it.

During his senior year of college, while working as a video game developer, he was diagnosed with type 1. He had always taken care of himself, had a healthy diet, and was physically fit, so the diagnosis came as a shock to everyone. His mom cried, he got angry, and other people couldn't believe he'd been diagnosed with diabetes.

After his diagnosis, he had the idea to combine his passion for video games with his disease to try and raise money for charity. With the help of friends and family, fellow game developers, and Breakthrough T1D, he's been able to raise money by streaming for charity each and every year. Video games may have turned from a hobby into a career, but now he's passionate about raising money for an organization whose mission is to prevent and cure diabetes as well as to improve the lives of all people affected by this disease.

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TheSuperBetic has had type 1 diabetes since 2003. Having diabetes since he was six years old has not stopped his everyday life—he played sports and it never held him back once. He started streaming to bring a lighter side to T1D, while also being a role model to kids who are scared to have it.

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TimeTravellingProtoype (aka William Smith) runs a couple of Twitch channels, one of which is primarily focused on nostalgic TV and commercial programming, and another focused on the study of many different martial arts and self-defense techniques. His partner has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since 2019, and he also has close friends and family with type 2, so the cause of raising money for research into diabetes and medications to assist those suffering with it is close to him. William has Crohn's disease and has a great deal of sympathy for the challenges that disabilities, especially those which present as invisible illness, can cause people.

Outside of streaming, he spends a lot of time practicing martial arts, taking care of his four cats (Smudge, Lotus, Tinsel and Luna), and playing video games. He has been raising money for charities on Twitch since 2018 and was generally inspired by GamesDoneQuick. He hopes the Ready Type 1 Ambassadors can all work together to raise funding for research that can change the lives of those he knows who are dealing with diabetes, and he's grateful that Breakthrough T1D provides an outlet to do that fundraising.

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Toonafeesh is a Twitch streamer who mainly plays Sea of Thieves. His connection to T1D is his son, who was diagnosed at the age of four. He has a passion for Breakthrough T1D and their cause, so his son as well as others with T1D can live their best lives.

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Twak was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005, at seven years old. Because he's had diabetes for the majority of his life, it's now second nature. Every day he does things like calculate insulin, inject himself, draw blood, and monitor blood sugars. He's always mindful of small changes in how he feels, in case he gets low or high, and has to limit what physical activity he can do in order to not let his blood sugar plummet.

Of course, living with T1D has gotten easier over time. The advancements in diabetes care and technology that Breakthrough T1D helps boost have made Twak's life less painful, stressful, and complicated. That's why he's spent many hours volunteering and raising money for Breakthrough T1D events, including the Breakthrough T1D Play streaming fundraisers.

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VirtuallyMarti is a family- and brand-friendly content creator with a focus on Pokémon / Nintendo gaming. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an adult in June 2011. The same year, she started writing articles, filming videos, and streaming, and today she’s blessed with a small audience. She likes to use her platform to spread awareness and educate about the challenges people who live with type 1 diabetes face.

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Xatmamune didn't expect to spend his birthday in 2023 with his son in the hospital, but there they were. A chance viewing of a YouTube video about "signs you may have type 1 diabetes," combined with troubling behavior from his then seven-year-old son, led Xatmamune to the pediatrician, then the ER, then being admitted and learning a whole new way of life. They left three days later with a T1D confirmation and a new path to follow.

Shortly after his son's diagnosis, Xatmamune looked for ways he could turn his core love of gaming into fuel for the cause of finding a cure for T1D. Having streamed on Twitch in the past, he got an idea to resurrect his channel and start a unique journey. His quest now is to play and beat every single game on Steam at random until a cure is found! He feels fortunate to have also found a strong community with Breakthrough T1D Play, and is grateful for the opportunity to bring awareness and raise money for the cause! Mother Nature didn't know what dad she picked a fight with when she chose Xatmamune's son!

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