Age: 12
Age at T1D diagnosis: 2

Jack Walker loves being outdoors, spending his time hunting, hiking and mowing the lawn. Jack Walker also enjoys drawing, writing, and learning about history, as well as reading reference books, survival guides, the atlas and dictionaries. He also spends a lot of time volunteering with his local JDRF Chapter. Jack Walker and his family are incredibly involved with JDRF, because not only was he diagnosed with T1D at age two, but his father and sister also have T1D. Jack Walker is ready to tell lawmakers what it’s like to be a kid with T1D, saying, “We have a lot of responsibility. Simple improvements in technology mean freedom and a longer, healthier life.”