For decades, researchers have known that transplanting pancreatic islet cells — the insulin-producing cells destroyed in type one diabetes (T1D) — has the potential to dramatically improve lives. Yet, in the United States, access to islet transplantation has been slowed by a regulatory barrier: Human cadaveric islets are classified as...
Action Alert: Time to duck into a phone booth and emerge in your superhero costume complete with cape! The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is reaching out with a time-sensitive update on the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). ...
Life is full of setbacks, opportunities to regroup, and compelling reasons to keep moving forward. The type one diabetes (T1D) community gets it. Our common narrative is living with challenges, expecting the unexpected, recalibrating expectations, and not giving in. This holds true for advocacy efforts, too....
People with type one diabetes (T1D) need insulin to survive. It’s as simple as that. Maybe that’s the only straightforward element of managing T1D and accessing insulin....
In the fight against COVID, we’ve come so far and learned a great deal, but we’re still in a battle (armed now with a greater understanding of the insidious virus and vaccines to guard against it). ...
With so much at stake this election year, vote like your health depends on it....