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In 1983, a trial began that would forever alter the standard of management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and serve as a stepping stone to future research advances—and as we mark the 30th anniversary of the trial’s inception, we are still learning from the study. The Diabetes Control and Complications...

Advocates, here we are, February 14, Valentine’s Day! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and to your #1! Here on the JDRF Grassroots team, we wanted to make sure you felt the love we exude for you today. We wanted to make sure you knew just how much we appreciate, love, adore, admire and genuinely...

JDRF was founded 42 years ago, by parents of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 1970. For the past 42 years, JDRF staff and volunteers have worked together to fund research aimed at finding a cure, better treating and preventing T1D. This year, the JDRF Annual Report 2012 highlights 42 specific milestones...

Living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), to say the least, is no cake walk. Let’s be honest, it’s downright tiring and absolutely challenging sometimes. Despite this truth, and in the face of nearly impossible obstacles, people with T1D still do amazing things. And their accomplishments inspire...

During the holidays , you eat and drink with everyone from your second cousin’s hair stylist to the soccer coach for your college roommate’s kid. If you have T1D, as I do, be ready for well-meaning people to ask you some of the same questions you’ve heard since the day you were diagnosed...

In September, Living Cell Technologies (LCT) revealed positive results from its JDRF-funded Phase II study of DIABECELL—a unique proprietary encapsulation technology comprised of encapsulated pancreatic islets from pigs. According to LCT’s announcement, the New Zealand-based study in 14 study...