Discovery of New Hormone May Impact T1D

Discovery of New Hormone May Impact T1D

by JDRF 05.20.2013

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The media has come alive, exciting the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, following the publication of findings of a new hormone in Cell on April 25. The previously unknown hormone, called betatrophin, was found in a mouse study to have the unique ability to promote the natural replication of insulin-producing beta cells. While media reports [...]

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Meet your 2013 Children’s Congress Delegates

by JDRF 05.15.2013

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Every two years, JDRF International Chairman Mary Tyler Moore and over a hundred children with type 1 diabetes gather in Washington, D. C. to meet face-to-face with some of the top decision-makers in the U.S. government. The children, ages 4 to 17, represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As participants in JDRF’s [...]

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Finding Support after Diagnosis as an Adult with T1D

by Megan Nottingham 05.12.2013

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Diagnosed as an adult at 21 years old, numerous people have asked me if I wished I had been diagnosed at a younger age.  The answer to that is “no,” being diagnosed as a child has its own challenges; but it is hard to describe how difficult it is to adjust to life with Type [...]

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Greetings from Zoe Francis – Walk Family Team Leader

by Zoe Francis 05.08.2013

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Hello JDRF Walkers! It’s just May, but I’m already in the walk mood and I’m eager to get you in the walk mood, too. Sure, the walks are still several months away in October, but the fun starts on June 26 with our first walk kickoff event at the Oakland A’s MUG Root Beer Float [...]

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Volunteer Spotlight on Andrea Ivarsson

by Shelly Jensen 05.08.2013

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Andrea Ivarsson knows how to plan a JDRF Gala – she has chaired four of them, three while living in North Carolina and now this year’s Hope Gala, taking place on May 18 at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. Her inspiration to volunteer so passionately is very close to her heart – her son Oskar was diagnosed with [...]

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New Book Focuses on Care for People with T1D

by JDRF 05.07.2013

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The American Diabetes Association and JDRF Join Forces to Identify What is Known – and Unknown – About Diagnosing and Treating Type 1 Diabetes from Birth to Senior Years The American Diabetes Association and JDRF have teamed up to release a new book that will help clinicians better understand the best and most recent research [...]

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Masters Candidate Asks T1D Adults to Reflect on Adolescense for Thesis Study

by Jessica Smith 05.01.2013

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My name is Jessica Smith. I have type 1 diabetes (T1D) and I am currently a graduate student at DePaul University’s School of Public Service finishing my Master in Nonprofit Management degree. For my capstone project, I am examining the support network of teenagers living with T1D and the effect this support has on their [...]

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We are now accepting applications for the 2013 Walk Ambassadors!

by JDRF 05.01.2013

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JDRF Bay Area invites the child in your life to apply to serve as an Ambassador for our 2013 Walk to Cure Diabetes. JDRF is looking for Walk Ambassadors to represent each of our four Greater Bay Area Walk destinations. The role of the Walk Ambassador is to assist JDRF in educating the community about [...]

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JDRF Scholarships Available

by Carolyn Eisen 04.30.2013

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The Diabetes Scholars Foundation Scholarship Program is available to incoming freshmen seeking a higher education at an accredited four year university, college, technical or trade school. This scholarship recognizes students who are actively involved in the diabetes community, who have high academic performance, who participate in community and/or extra-curricular activities and who have demonstrated that [...]

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JDRF Celebrates National Volunteer Week

by Marcus Wonacott 04.27.2013

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Here at JDRF, we take special pride in the hundreds of outstanding volunteers who have contributed so generously over the past year and well beyond. This is why we acknowledge National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27, 2013. JDRF has been steadfast in our mission to fund research to find a cure for type 1 [...]

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