Our resource hub is home to a wealth of articles, stories and videos about managing and living with type 1 diabetes.
Place your order for our free information packs that support adults and children who have been recently diagnosed.
Our researchers are working on different ways to develop a cure for type 1 diabetes - from growing insulin-producing beta cells in labs to hacking the immune system.
Learn about the technologies that can deliver insulin automatically when needed. And discover the next generation of insulins that are currently being developed.
You could win a cash prize of up to £25,000 when you play the Breakthrough T1D lottery. As well as the chance to win great prizes, you’ll also help fund our research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Choose from a selection of modern and traditional designs in single or twin packs to support type 1 diabetes research this Christmas. Shop online and get fast delivery.
The announcement is the biggest treatment breakthrough for type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin.
This World Diabetes Day, we’re inviting you to celebrate by wearing your most joyful, whimsical and downright wonderful outfits.
We provide a wealth of information and free resources to help you support and empower your patients or students.
Take our free course for schools to learn more about supporting pupils with type 1 diabetes in educational settings.
JDRF has now rebranded to Breakthrough T1D. Our name has changed, our mission has not.
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Donating in someone’s name is a special way to remember a loved one and will help create a future without type 1 in their honour.
We understand that losing a loved one is an incredibly challenging experience, and if you’ve found this page because you’ve lost somebody, we’d like to extend our deepest sympathies to you.
Celebrating the life and legacy of your loved one by requesting donations allows friends and family to contribute to a cause that held special meaning to them.
Your donations will help us fund the best research into treatments and cures for type 1 diabetes so that one day type 1 diabetes won’t mean a life of relentless finger pricking and insulin injections.
Your donations also help support everyone living with type 1 at every stage in their life, whether they are newly diagnosed or have been living with the condition for decades. From providing comfort and reassurance to young children in hospital to running information events dedicated to mental health, exercise and more, together we’ll support each other until we find the cure.
You can make a donation in memory online or by filling in this form and sending it to Breakthrough T1D, 17/18 Angel Gate, City Road, London , EC1V 2PT.
Donate in memory online
If you would like to continue to raise funds in memory of a loved one, you can set up an online fundraising page at JustGiving. Your fundraising page can be personalised, allowing close friends and family to make donations online at any time.
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Our research is improving the lives of people with type 1 and making strides towards a cure. We’ll keep pushing until we make type 1 diabetes a thing of the past.
