Type 1 Diabetes Blog - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Bring the Walk to Cure Diabetes to your community

Last year’s Walk to Cure Diabetes was an amazing success, with a record number of Walks taking place in 28 locations across Australia raising over $1.5million for JDRF and type 1 diabetes research. This year, we would love to see even more Walks take place, to allow everyone across Australia to be able to take [...]

Diabetes Educator of the Year Award 2011: Winner Profiles

In February, we were pleased to be able to announce the three winners of the 2011 Diabetes Educator of the Year Awards. The three winners were recognised for their exceptional contribution and dedication to the lives of their type 1 diabetes patients. The winners received their trophies at the JDRF Sydney Gala Ball earlier this [...]

The story of a T1D hero and his mum.

This is an inspiring story about a family living with the ups and downs of life with type 1 diabetes. Introducing Rael Carson and her son Ryan. Last year Rael had a serious hypo while at home caring for her three children. Her 7-year-old son Ryan (who also has T1D) tried to help his mum [...]

Matthew and Ted Frost join the fight to stop diabetes

Young brothers from Melbourne are some of the latest recruits for a newly launched campaign to help ‘stop diabetes’ through a type 1 diabetes nasal vaccine trial. Matthew Frost, aged four, and his older brother Ted, aged five, took a simple blood test which will determine if they are at greater risk of developing the [...]

5 Research Highlights from 2012 (so far!)

The next generation of pumps Researchers have found that the automatic suspension of insulin delivery by a low glucose suspend (LGS) system greatly cuts the severity and duration of hypoglycaemia. LGS systems are instrumental to the safety and effectiveness of an artificial pancreas. (See full article) This study is an important step on the path [...]

The “Glass Half Full” look at T1D

Because most people here will know about the ‘dark side’ of type 1 as I will call it, this will list some of the positives of parenting a Type 1 Child (T1C) instead. Yes there are some positives! Heap on the Love Marley, our gorgeous (aren’t all children, utterly scrumptious to their parents?) 4 & [...]

Nominate today for the 2011/2012 JDRF Volunteer Recognition Awards

Do you know an outstanding JDRF volunteer who has donated their time, skills and expertise to JDRF and improving the lives of the type 1 community? Nominate them today for a JDRF Volunteer Recognition Award! After a short hiatus, the annual JDRF Volunteer Recognition Awards are back and better than ever. These awards are designed [...]

Jelly Babies win gold in this video

Jelly Baby Month has begun, and the merchandise and lollies are appearing in stores and businesses around Australia. Every single purchase is helping to support medical research that will deliver a better life for people with type 1 diabetes, and ultimately, a cure. To help JDRF celebrate Jelly Baby Month, some kind friends in the media [...]

Jump to Cure Diabetes – An amazing success!

The Jump to Cure Diabetes was a great success with Jumps being held on across the country during March. More than 100 people participated in the Jump raising over $165K, an amazing effort! JDRF CEO Mike Wilson was asked to go Jump this year and he was exhilarated by the experience, and pleased by his [...]

Is your family at risk of developing type 1 diabetes?

If you are registered with the NDSS, you may soon receive an information pack in the mail about the Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Trial (INIT II). The INIT II trial is testing if a nasal insulin spray vaccine can prevent type 1 diabetes in those who are proven to be at higher genetic risk of [...]