Diabetes charities call on the government to provide concrete detail on access to insulin in the event of no-deal Brexit. In a joint statement, Diabetes UK and JDRF have said that, without more detail, they cannot say a no-deal Brexit will be read more »

Taking place on 1st June 2019 in Birmingham, this is an event for adults with T1D to chat with people with similar interests, listen to talks and exchange ideas. The day will include an opening address by actor/comedian Jon-Sel Gourkan and a talk read more »

With five times the population and ten times the cases of diabetes, what goes on in the US is often of interest, sometimes leading to impact in the UK too, eventually. Here is a recent round up of some interesting news items read more »

In her 40th ‘diaversary’ story, Karen Addington, CEO of JDRF UK, looks back at her life since diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes. She says, “This diagnosis story is my attempt to explain why I work in the field of Type 1 diabetes research. read more »

An update on the closed-loop insulin delivery system being funded by JDRF to treat Type 1 diabetes, by Rebecca Leitch, who works at JDRF UK. In our mission to help people with Type 1 diabetes lead better, safer, healthier lives until we ultimately read more »

Commenting on news stories about the possibility of medical supplies being jeopardized by the looming decision about Britain leaving the EU, JDRF has affirmed that it is committed to ensuring that the needs of people with Type 1 diabetes are taken into read more »

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 »