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A recent study has shown that use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) during pregnancy will save NHS England around £9.5 million per year. Earlier this year, following pressure from JDRF and other type 1 diabetes campaigners, we announcedthat CGM will be available on the NHS for all pregnant...

Drivers on the M4 were shocked to see a 30ft-long dinosaur being pulled along by a van. The 15ft-tall model of an allosaurus had been sold by the Dan yr Ogof caves attraction and was being taken to the home of the successful eBay bidder from Cwmbran. The dinosaur - named Alun - has taken pride...

JDRF is committed to ensuring that the needs of people with type 1 diabetes are taken into account and prioritised in the event of a no deal Brexit and is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care on the situation for insulin supplies. The UK government advises that...

Come along to the FREE sports focused family-friendly Type 1 Discovery Day at Tonbridge School, where you can find out more about the latest progress in type 1 diabetes research, listen to inspirational talks and meet other families affected by the condition.Details here...

Sarah Hitchings, 42, and her son Joshua, 11, had their lives turned upside down in October last year when Josh was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The condition is a big problem in the 21st century, with the UK having the fifth highest rate of Type 1 Diabetes in children aged up to 14 years...

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is honoured to appoint internationally renowned cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason as a global ambassador. The 19 year-old British cellist captured the world's attention during his performance at the Royal Wedding of Prince...

Details here: https://jdrf.org.uk/event/type-1-discovery-day-leeds/

JDRF and INPUT are pleased to announce that the two charities are joining forces. With the help of our amazing supporters, the two charities have achieved much separately and this merger will unite two strong voices for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK in a shared mission to accelerate the...

A six-year-old diabetic has chosen to raise money for a charity supporting children with the same condition. Jack Bradley took part in a 6.5km walk in London to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) on Sunday with his family. So far Jack, who was diagnosed with Type 1...

A North-east dad has raised more than £17,000 for charity after taking on a gruelling triathlon. Davie Cowie, of Westhill, and 108 other people, took on an 800-metre swim at Bucksburn swimming pool and then headed to Dunecht Estate where he completed a 5km run and 20km cycle. The money will...

Businesses from across Burton have shown their support for a masquerade charity ball which raised more than £20,000 for diabetes care. The black tie event, held at Wilderley Barn, in Rugeley, was organised by sisters Lucinda Beardsmore and Stephanie Hough to raise vital funds for Juvenile...

An event to support type 1 diabetes research has raised nearly £160,000 – thought to be the highest ever raised for charity from a golf event. The day, at Stoke Park Country Club in Buckinghamshire, eclipsed the £140,000 raised last year at the same golf club for the same charity, JDRF. This...

A diabetic teenager who takes part in research, fundraises and supports other young people with the disease, has entered a competition that hails ‘giving to others’. Dan Walls, of Castle Barns, Bletsoe, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes five years ago – but since then he has become a charity...

A new way of holding insulin producing islet cells inside the body has been developed. At the Royal Adelaide Hospital in southern Australia, doctors have been trialling artificial skin, already used globally in burns injuries, as a potential site for the transplant of donor islet cells used in...

Ed and Shannon Gritzenbach have turned a life-changing diagnosis into a cycle for change. Since their 11-year-old daughter Anna was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in September 2011, the family has used the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure event as a platform to help find a cure for...

A family-friendly walking event is coming to Cambridge later this month to help find the cure for type 1 diabetes. The event, which takes place on Sunday, June 12 will start and finish at Christ's Pieces and will see hundreds of people unite to support the type 1 diabetes charity JDRF around...

A YOUNG girl who has seen her life transformed by the pioneering work of a national charity travelled to London to raise awareness about type one diabetes. Jessie Lancaster, from Millom, was just five years old when she was diagnosed with type one diabetes and saw her young life turned upside...

A teenager with type one diabetes has taken to the stage to urge people to stop letting a diagnosis hamper their lives. Millie Hainge from Sharnford wants people with the incurable condition to “live their life to the fullest”. The 13-year-old spread the defiant message at a conference by the...

Researchers in countries across North America and Europe have received funding for a project studying artificial pancreas technology, in one of the largest ever trials of its kind. This $12.7 million of funding is from the Special Diabetes Programme of the United States National Institutes of...