Hayden teen who dances, races to represent Idaho at diabetes Children's Congress in D.C.
Hayden 15-year-old Hydee Lyman has been selected as one of three Idaho delegates who will attend the Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children's Congress in Washington, D.C. July 7-9, where she will be a voice for herself and the 9.4 million people around the world who are living with Type 1 diabetes. "We're going to be talking to members of Congress to advocate for research, funding and affordable supplies and insulin," Hydee said.
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Hydee Lyman participates in the Groove Dance Competition at North Idaho College in February. The 15-year-old dancer was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 10 and will advocate for people with the chronic condition at the Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress in July.
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Hydee Lyman is seen with track operator RJ Nomee June 2, 2024 at Qlispé Raceway Park in Airway Heights. Hydee, holding an award, is a top racer in the Junior Street program.
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Hydee Lyman is seen on her birthday April 8, 2021, wearing her "superhero cape." Now 15, Hydee will go to Washington, D.C. in July to advocate for people with Type 1 diabetes, a chronic ailment with which she was diagnosed at age 10.
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Hydee Lyman is seen in the hospital Sept. 13, 2020, cracking a smile after she had time to process her Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Her actual diagnosis date was Sept. 11, 2020.
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She dances, she races, she advocates and she keeps on going despite the challenges Type 1 diabetes throws her way.
"The first few years were pretty difficult learning how to manage it and check my blood sugar," Hydee Lyman, 15, of Hayden said Tuesday.
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