Everyone Should Have the Best Diabetes Technologies
Read Annika’s bio I’ve known diabetes all of my life… I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 2006 when I was seven years old and my little brother was diagnosed in 2009 when he was 22 months...
View ArticleJDRF Response to CrossFit
At JDRF, we don’t believe diabetes is a laughing matter or something to be joked about. During the week of June 29, CrossFit posted insensitive images and misleading information regarding diabetes,...
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Diabetes Myths – Busted
Diabetes myths sure have been in the news lately. A heated debate, which took place primarily via social media, peaked last week and is still being discussed among our diabetes community and beyond....
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Day one of 2015 JDRF Children’s Congress is a wrap!
This is Brian Herrick and Kady Helme reporting each day from 2015 JDRF Children’s Congress. Yesterday was a travel day for most of our delegates and staff, who came from all 50 states and 6 countries...
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2015 JDRF Children’s Congress Day Two Recap
After months of anticipation and a lot of hard work, we’re finally ready to storm Capitol Hill! Yesterday was the final day of preparation for our 163 delegates. Today, JDRF Advocacy staff gave...
View Article2015 JDRF Children’s Congress Day Three Recap
After three days of advocacy, education and networking, the 2015 JDRF Children’s Congress is over. All 163 of our delegates and their families are traveling back to their home states and countries,...
View ArticleOne Drug’s To-Do List Could Grow
An osteoporosis medication could help restore insulin production in people with type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by an autoimmune attack on insulin-producing beta cells, but studies have...
View ArticleWhite House Honors Tidepool for Its Development of T1D Data Technology
New apps help simplify T1D management Tidepool™—a JDRF-supported nonprofit committed to reducing the burden of type 1 diabetes (T1D)—has received a White House Champion of Change Precision Medicine...
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Moving Toward Early Diagnosis
Population-based screening for risk factors could help change the course of type 1 diabetes Researchers have known for some time that the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be detected by...
View Article2015 JDRF Children’s Congress changed my life
Of all the activities I have done with JDRF over the past seven years, none affected me as much as traveling to Washington, D.C., to tell my story at JDRF 2015 Children’s Congress. Until recently, I...
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Understanding T1D through Organ Donation
nPOD provides much needed human tissues to cure type 1 diabetes In 2007, JDRF awarded a grant for more than $7 million to Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., at the University of Florida to a unique, first of its...
View ArticleGUEST BLOG: Parker Chambers, Junior Dragster
Three days before Thanksgiving in 2013 Parker went to bed just like every other normal child. During the night her parents noticed some reoccurring issues. Her mother worked at Vandy Peds and had been...
View ArticleGUEST BLOG: I’m the…No Excuses…Type!
Guest Blogger: Amy Parker Dan’s Fans have been attending the JDRF Walk for almost a decade now. But when a family trip meant that nineteen of Dan’s Fans (including Dan himself!) would be absent on walk...
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GUEST POST: Chrysa Malosh – Why I Ride in the JDRF Ride To Cure Diabetes
Just days before the JDRF 2014 Nashville Ride to Cure Diabetes, Middle Tennessee Chapter Ride to Cure Diabetes Team Coach Chrysa Malosh writes this entry about why she rides in the Ride to Cure...
View ArticleGUEST POST: T1D Brigade Ambassador Bella Taylor
One of our very special T1D Brigade Ambassadors for National Diabetes Awareness Month is Bella Taylor. As a T1D Brigade Ambassador, Bella is raising funds and awareness about type one diabetes during...
View ArticleGuest Post: Louisa Maynard – Why I Ride in the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes
Why do I ride in the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes? Simply put, because I love to ride. And I especially love the JDRF ride because I’m surrounded by others who feel the same way about cycling and getting...
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GUEST POST: JDRF One Walk Team Addison
We’re the Walk to Change the Future Type –The York family and Team Addison Addison York was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was four years old. Her father Ben York talks about the family’s...
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GUEST POST: The Allens’ Advocacy Corner
Sally Allen is the JDRF Middle Tennessee Advocate Chair and has been to Washington, D.C. twice supporting JDRF Advocacy efforts. Her son Garrett was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before he turned...
View ArticleBrowse the 2015 Promise Gala Auction Catalog
From trips and getaways to once-in-a-lifetime experiences and priceless treasures, the JDRF Promise Gala auction has something for everyone! View the 2015 Promise Gala Auction Catalog online. Unable...
View ArticleOnline Auction – Bid Now!
The 2015 JDRF Promise Gala Online Auction is open! Bid now through Tuesday, May 19th at 8:00 pm CST. Nearly 200 items to choose from, including celebrity experiences, trips, dining certificates,...
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