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Good evening everyone, I have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes for over 2 years now and it was quite the blow to my life. Like many of you, it came out of the blue and changed a lot of things very quickly. I was lucky enough to be surrounded by amazing friends and family that made sure I never felt...

Although diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the U.S., our mass media and popular culture don’t always portray it accurately. Some of the most common misunderstandings result from confusion between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Reports in the media may refer to “diabetes”...

Will you or your endocrinologist be attending this week's American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA? If so, head to the exhibit hall and stop by booth 455 to visit JDRF! JDRF will have a booth in the exhibit hall on Thursday 5/24, Friday 5/25, and...

In June, JDRF’s Annual Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. and you can help us get ready for it – visit our call-to-action page and send a message of thanks to Members of Congress who supported the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) letter recently issued by the House and Senate Diabetes...

Alright guy's, I'm looking for some help on this project i'm doing for school. I need your help by either recording a video or taking a pic and writing something about diabetes. I really need it so i can edit this video so my speech infront of the school isn't boring an people enjoy it...

Well regardless if there's a cure out there, or NOT, we STILL have our life in our hands and we can shape, mold and make our bodies do what we want them to do! :) I've been TYPE 1 for 23 years now and I wanna share my success with the rest of you on HOW I GOT and STAY RIPPED! :) The NUMBER ONE...

In a study published this month in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics , researchers concluded that the automatic suspension of insulin delivery by a low glucose suspend (LGS) system greatly reduces the severity and duration of hypoglycemia (extreme low blood sugar) in people with type 1 diabetes...

JDRF was founded by parents of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) more than 40 years ago. Those children are now adults with T1D, and JDRF continues to bring together people of all ages and stages of the disease and their loved ones. We are in this together. We are one. We want to hear about your #1...

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).

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...

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...

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