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The Breakthrough T1D Media team is here to help journalists and producers with information on type 1 diabetes research, with facts and figures about type 1 diabetes, position statements, information on the celebrities giving their backing to Breakthrough T1D and with any other enquiries.
Content last reviewed and updated: 15.12.2025

Are you a journalist seeking information about type 1 diabetes and our mission to prevent, treat and cure the condition? We are able to provide members of the media with:

Media enquiries in the UK

For all media enquiries in the UK please email pressoffice@breakthrought1d.org.uk. This email is monitored between 09:00 and 17:30 Monday to Friday.

Please note: the above email address is for enquiries from the media/journalists only. Please email info@breakthrought1d.org.uk with all other enquiries.

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Breakthrough T1D
28 September 2026

New position statement says diabetes technology should not be stopped automatically in hospital

A new international position statement says people with diabetes should often be able to keep using continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems during a hospital stay, as long as it is safe and appropriate.

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Breakthrough T1D
25 September 2026

New study looks at gut bacteria and type 1 diabetes risk

New Breakthrough T1D-funded research from Harvard, USA, has found a link between how gut bacteria develops in early childhood and the risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D).

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Female researcher looking into microscope
Breakthrough T1D
27 July 2026

Experimental treatment shows early promise for protecting insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes

Researchers from John Hopkins University, USA, partially funded by Breakthrough T1D, have developed an experimental treatment that protects the insulin-producing cells from inflammatory damage, allowing them to survive for longer in animal models.

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Close up of a doctor's hand holding an injection vial of Tzield teplizumab near a syringe
Treatments
23 June 2026

NICE approves teplizumab, marking a new era in T1D care 

We are delighted with the decision to approve teplizumab for use on the NHS.

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Type 1 technology
9 June 2026

CamAPS Liberty®: behind the headlines

We look at a new feature coming to the CamAPS FX app, which will allow users to remove the need to count carbohydrates before a meal.

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Breakthrough T1D
8 June 2026

12 of 12 trial participants are no longer injecting insulin, thanks to new immunosuppressive drug tegoprubart

New data presented this week at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 86th Scientific Sessions shows incredible promise: all 12 participants in the Eledon trial, testing the immunosuppressive drug tegoprubart, are no longer injecting insulin.

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Manisha feeding baby Dillan
Breakthrough T1D
3 June 2026

NICE publish new guidance on hybrid closed loop systems for pregnancy 

In draft guidance published today, NICE recommends that anyone with type 1 diabetes who is pregnant or planning a pregnancy should be offered pregnancy-specific HCL technology.

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Breakthrough T1D
2 June 2026

Steve Morgan Foundation funding to boost psychological support for young people with T1D

The Steve Morgan Foundation has donated £280,000 to Breakthrough T1D and DigiBete to expand Coping with Diabetes online tool.

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