Age: 11
Age at Diagnosis: 7

Tennyson likes creating online trivia quizzes and collecting junior ranger badges from all the U.S. National Parks. He’s a speed LEGO builder and has built over 25 sets so far. He’s especially proud of the fact that he has more badges than anyone in his Cub Scout troop! He and his family spent a whole year in Taiwan. “There I met several members of the Taiwan T1D community and we compared our stories and devices.”

Tennyson has been participating in a clinical trial for T1D for the past year and is very excited to see the results. One day, he’d like to have a nice house, a dog, and a Nobel Prize. Until then, he is using his voice to raise awareness about living with T1D. In addition to being a Delegate this year, Tennyson and his family support JDRF through JDRF One Walks, Galas, and other fundraising events.