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JDRF has now rebranded to Breakthrough T1D.
Our name has changed, our mission has not.

Acknowledgements

Breakthrough T1D UK has collaborated with Diabetes UK and NHS England to create the University Toolkit which gives you all the information you need about looking after your type 1 diabetes at uni.
Content last reviewed and updated: 03.06.2024

A male cyclist wearing a Rapha top, sitting reading a Breakthrough T1D UK book in a cafe

Diabetes UK, NHS England and NHS Norwich and Norfolk University Hospitals partner logos

The University Toolkit has been developed with input from students, graduates, parents, healthcare professionals and Breakthrough T1D UK staff and volunteers. It has also been supported by the research work by Dr Swe Myint and her team at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, contributing to Breakthrough T1D UK’s existing toolkit.

It involved a national survey of over 500 university students and 190 health care professionals (diabetes specialist teams and GPs). We have had input from students, graduates, parents, healthcare professionals, Diabetes UK and Breakthrough T1D UK staff and volunteers who we are very grateful to.

Contributors, reviewers and advisory group

  • Dr Swe Myint
  • Joanne Kellett
  • Dr Louise Francis
  • Fiona Hayes
  • Annie Grant
  • Libby Dowling – Diabetes UK
  • Sally Caldwell – Diabetes UK
  • Kate Addison – Diabetes UK
  • Emma Cartwright
  • Jane Day
  • Sue and Zara Aiken
  • Francesca Annan BSc(Hons), MSc, RD Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
  • Trevor and William Chanter
  • Poppy Johnson
  • Beth, Ian and Chloe Whitworth
  • David McTurk
  • Sarah McTurk-Taylor
  • Lauren Proctor
  • Mark Sweeney
  • Gillian Sweeney – Breakthrough T1D UK volunteer
  • Dan Farrow – Breakthrough T1D UK
  • Deepti Bahal – Breakthrough T1D UK
  • Will Prior – Breakthrough T1D UK
  • Abi Clarke – Breakthrough T1D UK
  • Emily Barran – Breakthrough T1D UK