A report has revealed rapidly rising rates of autoimmune conditions are costing the UK billions each year. The report shows direct and indirect costs to the UK for just three autoimmune conditions alone – Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis read more »

Her Royal Highness with Professor Roman Hovorka at Addenbrookes Hospital. In November 2018, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Addenbrooke’s Hospital to see the world-leading type 1 diabetes technology being developed there by Professor Roman Hovorka of the University of Cambridge. The read more »

Professor Yanick Crow, University of Edinburgh Connect Immune Research has launched a first-of-its-kind research project to confront the UK’s high prevalence of autoimmune conditions.  Professor Yanick Crow, of the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the first research grant from Connect Immune Research. He will be working read more »

Over the end of May bank holiday, 12 diabetes dads completed a bike ride from London to Paris to support research into Type 1 diabetes on behalf of JDRF. All 12 men have children with diabetes. They took four days to cycle read more »

JDRF, the UK Type 1 diabetes charity and INPUT Patient Advocacy, the UK diabetes technology advocacy charity, have announced plans to combine their organisations in order to work together to improve the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes. This merger will read more »

ViaCyte, a beta cell technology company funded by JDRF, has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to support the further development of its work. In read more »

JDRF’s One Walks are taking place across the UK, giving you the chance to help raise money for Type 1 diabetes research. A global event to walk for the future of Type 1 diabetes research, One Walks began in 2014 and have read more »

JDRF is partnering with a US medical technology start-up to develop a flexible patch pump worn over the skin like a plaster. The Evopump will be the size of a business card and just 6mm thick. It should make care more comfortable read more »

Whether you want to increase your fitness, improve your swimming, or work towards your New Year’s resolution, swim for charity and join the sponsored swim challenge to ‘Make a Splash’ for Type 1 diabetes. Back for its second year, the hugely popular swim read more »

What some of you have been up to raise awareness of diabetes, and raising funds for charities such as Diabetes UK, JDRF and IDDT. Plus, lots and lots of food news, such as a general report on food news including the launch read more »