Juvenation is a social network created by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) especially for people with type 1 diabetes. JDRF recognizes the critical importance of ongoing peer-to-peer support for people with diabetes, so we’ve created various online programs to facilitate such support.
When you register with Juvenation, you can create a profile, participate in online discussion groups and forums, create and comment on blogs, upload videos, and more. Juvenation is the place to share your thoughts, concerns and tips about living with diabetes, educate yourself about new gadgets and technologies, and just have fun meeting others like you who are living with the disease.
Juvenation is open to anyone over the age of 13. If you are under 13 and looking to connect with kids your age with diabetes, check out JDRF’s Pen Pals site – you’ll love it! (But be sure to come back to Juvenation when you turn 13.)
If you have a specific question or request for a JDRF volunteer, please contact our Online Diabetes Support Team by filling out a request form. You should get a personal response by e-mail within 48 hours.
Juvenation is funded through an unrestricted educational grant from Novo Nordisk through its Changing Diabetes© leadership initiative.
Read Novo Nordisk’s press release about its DAWN Youth program.
About JDRF
JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.
The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in FY2008. In FY2008, the Foundation funded more than 1,000 centers, grants in laboratories, hospitals, and industry, and fellowships in 22 countries.