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Happy Holidays! Check out a holiday video message from the JDRF Advocacy staff, all the best in 2012! =] Hasan JDRF Advocacy

Surpassing our goal of 250 Promise meetings one month ahead of schedule is something to be celebrated! What better way to do so than by taking a look at some of the meetings that have already occurred? Take a look at some of our recently posted meeting summaries below. If reading these meeting summaries...

We've had quite a busy and exciting week involving the artificial pancreas campaign! As you know, JDRF has been leading a campaign to ensure that the FDA releases a clear and reasonable artificial pancreas guidance document by December 1 st that incorporates recommendations from the clinical community...

Hi Everyone! My name is Jenni- I've been type 1 diabetic since December 1992-a long time! I've been involved in many fundraisers and I would give ANYTHING to help find a cure for Diabetes. I ended up joining a jewelry company called Guy & Eva to help me make more money (medical bills are...

Scientists have found that certain links may exist between different autoimmune disorders, allowing research on one disease to shed light on another. One such potential link, between type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, led to a three-way partnership between Axxam SpA—a biotechnology company...

Check out the video message below from Mike Kondratick, Director of Grassroots Advocacy. Find out why Mike wants you to 'remember September for Promise'. If you haven't already, be sure to register to attend or coordinate a meeting today at http://jdrfpromise.org/get-involved ! Hasan

The end of the summer wraps up with some amazing successes for JDRF's Promise to Remember Me Campaign . Earlier this week I had mentioned that we managed to complete or schedule 113 meetings before August ended, surpassing our goal of 100 ! This is due to the leadership of our Campaign Coordinators...

JDRF's Dr. Aaron Kowalski explains the Artificial Pancreas Project with the help of young clinical trial participants Claire, Michelle, and Charlie. Dr. Kowalski and these children all have type 1 diabetes and wear continuous glucose monitors (CGM).

I hope that those of us that were on the east cost managed to stay dry from Hurricane Irene! While the hurricane raged on the eastern seaboard, the 2012 Promise Campaign coordinators were diligently at work trying to achieve our goal of 100 meetings with Member of Congress before the end of August. While...

A goal we focus on at JDRF Advocacy is trying to come up with approaches that allow us to spread our hope for a cure as far and wide as possible. One of the things we use to do this is are social media site like Facebook and Twitter . Starting this month, we’re asking you to join us in spreading...

JDRF is in Las Vegas for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Annual Meeting and Exhibition! We’ll be here in the exhibit hall for the next three days, featuring some of our outreach resources such as our Adult Type 1 Toolkit and Bag of Hope program, as well as updates about our...

The Promise to Remember Me Campaign has finally arrived! Over 1,100 advocates and their families have already signed up to meet with their legislators, will you? The Promise Campaign is essential to building relationships between JDRF advocates and Members of Congress, and this year we are aiming to...

Anyone in San Diego this weekend for the American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions? If so, stop by and visit JDRF at booth 2747 in the exhibit hall. We'll be featuring our Outreach resources such as the Adult Type 1 Toolkit, as well as information and updates on our Research program...

Thanks to our wonderful role model panel and Crystal Bowersox for showing our delegates that type 1 diabetes doesn't have to stop you from living out your dreams!

We loved Kim V's idea for the " You Can Do This" video project , so we pulled together a few JDRF volunteers and staff who are living with type 1 diabetes to tell those newly diagnosed or struggling with the disease... "You can do this!"

Hello everyone! I'm looking for ideas for a quote to put on the back of my jdrf walk shirt... The shirts are really crazy and random this year. Gonna be black with either a hot pink or lime green dino on the front, along with my team name, Taylor Weir's Dream Team. I'd like for the quote...

hello, my name is allie i'm sixteen years old and have been a type one diabetic for three years now. "Allie's Walk to Cure Diabetes" is a walk my family, friends, and I host every year in the fall in our town of West Virginia to help raise money for JDRF. this year will be the third...

Hi everyone! The JDRF Young leadership Committe is relaunching!!! So what's that mean? Are you not in the mood to attend a support group for diabetes? Do you not want to sit in a room with chairs in a circle? Well here is an alternative option for you to meet other people with diabetes, and their...

Dear members, JDRF is very excited to announce that Juvenation is getting a fresh new look for Spring, thanks to founding sponsor, Novo Nordisk! In addition to the fabulous personality you all bring, the site will have added features and functionality to make it easier than ever to connect with your...

Attending the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society Annual Convention ? If you'll be in attendance, please stop by and visit JDRF at booth 4! We will be exhibiting from Wednesday, April 6 – Thursday, April 7. We are looking forward to sharing patient resources including JDRF’s Health...

JDRF will have a booth in the exhibit hall at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference from Wednesday, March 23 rd – Friday, March 25 th . We are looking forward to sharing great patient resources including JDRF’s Healthcare Providers Toolkit, School Advisory...

JDRF President and CEO Jeffrey Brewer invites you to apply for JDRF's Children's Congress 2011. Children that have type 1 diabetes and are between the ages of 4 and 17 on June 20, 2011 are eligible to apply. Applications are due by Monday, October 4 2010, so visit http://cc.jdrf.org/ to learn...

JDRF Chairman, Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson and Dr. Aaron Kowalski discuss the artificial pancreas on FOX Business News.

JDRF's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Richard Insel, discusses JDRF's research strategy.

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The Fund A Cure video is a powerful component of JDRF Chapter Galas nationwide. The video is typically accompanied by a personal testimony from a local parent or child with type 1 diabetes and followed by an auction of passion to "fund a cure" in which guests raise their bid cards to make a...

Since the founding of JDRF in 1970, the organization's largest and most successful fundraising program, the Walk to Cure Diabetes, has raised over 90 million dollars to go towards Type 1 diabetes research. Kevin Kline gives you his top 10 reasons to participate in JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes