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JDRF-funded scientists at Yale University recently found a mechanism of action by which teplizumab, an anti-CD3 antibody may be working as an immune therapy for T1D. Currently, once T1D starts to develop, there’s no intervention developed to stop it. The immune system slowly and inevitably kills...

Thanks everyone for helping to view and spread the word about my blog about raising twins (one with diabetes and one without). A special thanks to those of of who copied my link to your twitter accounts and Facebook pages! I really appreciate it. The guys and I celebrated by getting a banana split at...

I need help coming up with fun ideas for summer camp! As the diabetes education instructor, it's my job to teach campers things they don't already know about T1D and still have fun doing it. Water games, slip n slides, building things and a little friendly competition are always good to incorporate...

Happy New Year! I know many of you have been following developments with the artificial pancreas guidance from FDA, so I wanted to give you an update about what’s been going on. After FDA released the artificial pancreas draft guidance document on December 1st our initial review was that the guidance...

Last week, we told you that currently 85% of people with T1D are adults and this little piece of information generated lots of great feedback from you all. Many of the comments were hopeful and others, about the obstacles you face while beating T1D every day of your life. (Again, I want to thank you...

Hi everyone, I started a blog supporting parents caring for children with Type 1 diabetes. The twist to my story is: I am raising twins. One of my guys has Type 1 and the other does not. I keep the blog light and easy to read because let's face it, our lives can get pretty heavy at times. Here is...

Yesterday, our JDRF Advocacy page on Facebook posted a little factoid, ‘…currently, adults make up approximately 85% of those living with type 1 diabetes,’ and then we asked, ‘Are you a T1D adult, T1D teen, or a parent of a T1D? We'd love to know what you think and how T1D...

As we inch toward the end of 2011, a look back over the past few months shows a great deal of progress in JDRF’s efforts toward curing, treating, and preventing type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. Check out the latest key advances from the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 (July through...

Today, you can help diabetes advocacy efforts by thanking your Members of Congress while JDRF staff and other experts review the intricate details of the artificial pancreas guidance that was published on December 1. We remain encouraged by the draft guidance thus far and hope you are too! We would not...

Thanks to all your efforts, last week the FDA put out encouraging draft artificial pancreas guidance . While a detailed review is still under way, the FDA draft appears to lay a foundation for accelerating the development and availability of artificial pancreas systems that will improve the lives of...

Anyone into Triathlon? I'm on a team composed of triathletes all with type 1 diabetes, called Triabetes.

I've had my first experience (and I hope my last) with a hypoglycemic seizure at night. Luckily, my partner is well aware of the situation and was able to call EMS, etc. However, I'm now terrified of sleeping. My new CGM will be here Monday, but until I trust that thing, and even if I do, I won't...

The JDRF community is saddened by the loss of beloved Camp Hodia director Don Scott, who died in a hiking accident on Wednesday, August 10th, while hiking with friends and family in Wyoming. Don was a great support to children with type 1 diabetes over the past 35 years and will be greatly missed by...

Hey everyone! Im Drew and im about to be a freshman in college and i have been diagnosed with type one diabetes for 7 years now. For the most part I felt like i had pretty good control over my numbers but lately things to seem a lot more frusterating and difficult. I havent started collegeyet but i would...

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!"

Jeffrey Brewer answers four frequently asked questions from JDRF constituents.

Crystal Bowersox visited the White House with representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to support renewal of the Special Diabetes Program for type 1 diabetes research.

HI, I am new here and I am a parent of an 11 year old boy who was diagnosed 3 years ago.....For the past 2 years he has developed severe separation anxiety. He fears that if he isn't with his dad or I ...we could die and he would be left to manage his diabetes alone. (He currently counts his own...

no i havent but plan to at next visit

Hey everyone, I came across a link from the American Diabetes Association last night that shows some of the new products in diabetes coverage--from pumps, and continuous blood glucose sensors, to glucose meters that hook up to an Iphone--there are tons of products that are debuting throughout the world...

My daughter (3 years old and diagnosed in Novemeber of this year) and a really strange bout last night. She came into my room, lied down with me for a bit. When I told her we had to back to her room, she told me she was "wiggly" (her feelings of a low). I checked her blood (4.2 - not "low...

Novo Nordisk and JDRF partnered to launch Juvenation.org, an online community for people with type 1 diabetes. How did they get 1.5 million page views and 43,286 forum posts in 11 months (with no advertising budget)? Survey research shows members have a better understanding of their condition and are...

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month GET INVOLVED! Michael Wilson Films, working in partnership with JDRF's Advertising and Promotion Department, has sponsored and produced a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) to highlight November, National Diabetes Awareness Month. This compelling...