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Research has shown that a few people with Type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for having traffic accidents due to low blood sugars. Possibly, we can help the diabetes community. Researchers at the University of Virginia are conducting a study evaluating internet tools designed to: Anonymously assess...

“We are energized and committed in this New Year to work toward less until none… less burden, less invasive treatment, less complexity, less danger – less until no more T1D." Please take a look at this video highlighting, JDRF’s own Tom Brobson, currently participating in...

JDRF Research In the News December 2012 JDRF Research Portfolio The State of Type 1 Diabetes Research Today Richard Insel, MD is JDRF’s Chief Scientific Officer and oversees the JDRF research strategy. In an interview with DiabetesCare.net, Dr. Insel discusses the strategy behind JDRF’s research...

Kings Dominion Donates Nearly $19,000 to Diabetes Research! Kings Dominion Vice President and General Manager Pat Jones (right) presents the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Capitol Chapter Executive Director Piper Dankworth (center) with an $18,982 donation to help save lives and find a...

JDRF-Funded Study Highlights Interaction between Beta Cells and the Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes. Click here to learn more http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=116975

Research Update: How the JDRF-NIH Public-Private Partnership is Making Progress Toward Curing, Treating, and Preventing T1D. Live Webcast for JDRF’s Government Day – Join JDRF’s Dr. Richard Insel and National Institute of Health’s Dr. Judith Fradkin on March 5th at 7:15 a.m. Check...

Diabetes Mine interviewed Tom Brobson, a JDRF staff member with T1D, about his experiences participating in an artificial pancreas clinical trial. Read the article for Tom’s story, and then head over to the site for JDRF’s Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials Connection at https://trials.jdrf...

Check out the latest JDRF blog: JDRF-funded project identifies cell that triggers T1D. http://juvenation.org/juvenation_blogs/b/jdrfnews/archive/2012/01/23/jdrf-funded-project-identifies-cell-that-triggers-t1d.aspx

JDRF is funding a new international study on the use of metformin in people with type 1 diabetes. Scientists hope that metformin, which is already approved for use in people with type 2 diabetes, may help prevent cardiovascular complications in people with T1D. The study is enrolling participants in...

JDRF Partners with InnoCentive to Launch a Challenge for the Treatment of Diabetes. Click here for more information http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=116247