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JDRF has now rebranded to Breakthrough T1D. Our name has changed, our mission has not.
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The framework aims to encourage UK researchers to consider different sexes (biological attributes) and genders (roles, behaviours and identity in society) to address gaps in health data.
The leading global type 1 diabetes charity, JDRF International (JDRF) is proud to unveil its new brand and name, Breakthrough T1D. The new name embodies its mission to cure and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D), while supporting everyone who lives with the condition.
Clare shares her experience of taking part in the ELSA Study, research funded by Breakthrough T1D UK to explore screening for type 1 diabetes in children.
Dr Emma Berry is a Breakthrough T1D UK-funded researcher at Queen’s University Belfast. She is running a research project to develop a digital psychosocial wellbeing tool for young people with type 1 diabetes in the UK. Here, Emma discusses what it’s like being a queer researcher and how LGBTQ+ and mental health issues can affect people with type 1.
We are funding Professor Timothy Tree and his team at King’s College London to support clinical trials of ustekinumab in young people recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The team is analysing blood samples from people taking part in the clinical trials USTEKID and UST1D2.
When I think back to my diagnosis it was, and will always be, one of the most challenging things that I have dealt with – and continue to deal with.
Ben's story
Our Scientific Advisory Council makes sure that the research we fund and the policy work we do in the UK is the most promising and relevant for people living with type 1 diabetes.
Our Research Communications Lead, Josie Clarkson, shares more type 1 diabetes research highlights from the jam-packed week of science.
New international guidance detailing how to monitor and support people with early-stage type 1 diabetes (T1D) has the potential to reduce the trauma associated with being diagnosed with T1D, enable people to access the latest treatments to delay the need for insulin therapy, and reduce long-term health complications.
