WHO WE ARE
SLAMT1D is a nonprofit community dedicated to raising awareness and amplifying the voices of people living with type 1 diabetes. Through sport, storytelling, and community events, we highlight the grit, resilience, and strength it takes to live with T1D.
OUR MISSION
To empower the T1D community, educate the public, and highlight the resilience required to live with a disease that never takes a day off.
HOW WE ROLL
Until there’s a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D), our mission is to empower people of all ages affected by this disease to live life in full. We strive to broaden awareness, educate others, advocate for people with T1D, and support T1Ders and their families through numerous programs including grants, camperships, scholarships, NIL support, and more.
We provide the following game-changing resources to individuals of all ages with T1D:
- Grants and sponsorships to other T1D organizations alongside collaborative programs and events.
- Assistance to children with T1D to attend camps and participate in sports activities and programs.
- Camperships and scholarships for student-athletes with T1D.
- Incentive grants to teens and young adults to use “looped” insulin delivery systems.
- Awareness Games to empower high school and college student-athletes with T1D to advocate and “pay it forward” in support of others with T1D.
- NIL Sponsorships of college student-athletes to “pay it forward” for others with T1D.
- Support and educate school nurses, athletic trainers and coaches.
- Advocate for T1Ders in their communities.
- Advocate for improved access and affordability of life-changing medicines and technology.
- Support activities and sports programs for student-athletes and adults with T1D.
- Connect people and families with T1D to game-changing resources and relationships!
WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENTS
Participate in one Two signature WIFFLE ball tournaments held at our Little Fenway Complex offer a big-time vibe that connects our communities while broadening T1D awareness and public involvement — all while empowering people with T1D to live life in full! of our amazing WIFFLE Ball tournaments!
OUR IMPACT
SLAMT1D’s mission is to improve the lives of people living with T1D through education, empowerment, connection, advocacy and awareness using active games and sports as our platform.
EMPOWERMENT
AWARENESS
EDUCATION
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SUPPORT
2025-2026 Highlights
Broaden T1D awareness and public involvement
Advocate on behalf of the T1D community
Improve T1D education among teachers, school nurses, athletic trainers and coaches while improving interactions with patient families
Connect T1Ders with helpful resources to empower them to live life in full
Promote and support activities and sports programs for T1Ders of all ages
Provide resources for student-athletes from middle school through college to help keep them in the game and T1D on the sideline
Provide camperships for T1D adventure camps
Host T1D Awareness Games for high school and college student-athletes with T1D; empowering student-athletes to “pay it forward” to help other T1Ders to stay in the games they love
Provide scholarships for high school seniors entering college and trade schools
Provide camperships for T1D athletes to attend sport specific camps
Provide NIL Game Changer Sponsorships to college and university student-athletes
Provide financial support to T1D families who’ve experienced a catastrophic event
Provide Empowerment Grants to teens and young adults trying a loop CGM/AID system through SLAMT1D’s #usethetools program
Partner with other T1D organizations to enhance support for T1D community
Help children with T1D to attend T1D camps
Support Pediatric Offices with Private T1D Patient Family Support Groups through SLAMT1D’s “The Huddle”
Provide financial support to disadvantaged T1D families in urban and rural communities in New England to improve interaction with medical teams and attendance to essential appointments
411 ON T1D
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lethal, life-altering autoimmune disease that afflicts nearly two million people in the U.S. alone. There currently is no cure and the number of annual diagnoses is on the rise. It is perhaps the only disease in which patients are required to monitor their condition constantly and make their own dosing decisions with a drug that, if improperly administered, can kill them. It is a dangerous and relentless 24/7 grind, and research shows that the vast number of people with T1D are failing to properly and safely manage their disease.
With T1D, the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that enables the body to metabolize and use glucose. Elevated glucose levels can be immediately life-threatening in severe cases, but more commonly they can result in a range of serious long-term health complications, including blindness, amputations, heart disease and kidney disease. T1D is managed today by a rigorous regimen of monitoring glucose levels – either by pricking one’s skin multiple times per day or wearing a subcutaneous continuous glucose monitor – and then administering insulin via injection or an insulin pump. While advancements in technology are working to automate this process, people with T1D and their caregivers must continue to play the role of a pancreas amidst constant concerns of access and affordability of essential medication and equipment.wer people of all ages affected by this disease to live life in full. We strive to broaden awareness, educate others, advocate for people with T1D, and support T1Ders and their families through numerous programs including grants, camperships, scholarships, NIL support, and more.