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  • Mary Tyler Moore,
    JDRF International Chairman,
    was honored with the
    Screen Actors Guild (SAG)'s
    LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD on Sunday, 1/29. JDRF's
    "FOREVER MOORE" Video features personal messages of CONGRATULATIONS from many of Mary's film and theater colleagues.Learn More

  • Registration for the 2012
    JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes
    is now open. Be a hero to
    someone with T1D -
    perhaps even yourself!
    Register today. 

  • This video, Diabetes & Biotechnology: A Shared History... A Great Future, features Dr. Dick Insel, JDRF's Chief Scientific Officer, and Kerry Morgan, 2011 JDRF Children's Congress delegate, talking about the past, present, and future of diabetes and biotech.

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  • JDRF is a top-rated charity by many independent charity watchdogs. More than 80% of JDRF's expenditures go toward diabetes research. To date, JDRF has given more than $1.6 billion to diabetes research.

  • JDRF's Adult Type 1 Toolkit is a must-have guide with practical advice on managing the disease in your personal as well as professional life. Toolkits are now available for both newly diagnosed adults and those more experienced with the disease.

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JDRF's Adult Type 1 Toolkit is a must-have guide with practical advice on managing the disease in your personal as well as professional life. Toolkits are now available for both newly diagnosed adults and those more experienced with the disease.

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  • January 26, 2012

    Walgreens Raises More Than $1.4 Million in 2011 Campaign to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research

  • January 17, 2012

    JDRF News Blog:  New study may help determine risk of kidney disease for people with diabetes

  • January 23, 2012

    JDRF Statement: Mary Tyler Moore Honored with 2011 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

  • January 17, 2012

    JDRF News Blog: Study on Economic Impact of Diabetes doesn't Differentiate between T1D and T2D

  • January 17, 2012

    JDRF Remembers Dr. Wylie Vale Jr.

  • January 17, 2012

    JDRF News Blog: Study on Economic Impact of Diabetes doesn't Differentiate between T1D and T2D

  • January 9, 2012

    KalVista Pharmaceuticals and JDRF form research partnership focused on novel approach for treating diabetic eye disease

  • December 13, 2011

    JDRF to Support ViaCyte's Development of Innovative Encapsulated Beta Cell Replacement Therapy for Diabetes

  • December 13, 2011

    JDRF-Funded Study Seeks to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes


  • December 9, 2011

    Diabetes in Action: New visualization technique allows researchers to see the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells

  • December 6, 2011

    "Special News Blog by JDRF President and CEO: Progress on the Artificial Pancreas"

  • December 1, 2011

    JDRF Encouraged by Draft FDA Artificial Pancreas Guidance

  • November 29, 2011

    News Blog: Preliminary Data from Phase 3 Clinical Trial of DiaPep277 Yields Positive Results in Newly Diagnosed People with Type 1 Diabetes

  • November 16, 2011

    JDRF News Blog:  Newly Discovered Blood Test May Help Identify Type 1 Diabetes Before Symptoms Appear
  • November 2, 2011

    JDRF and the Helmsley Charitable Trust Form a Collaboration to Accelerate Innovative Type 1 Diabetes Research and Development


    • My JDRF

       | 02/03/2012


      JDRF's interactive 2011 Annual Report is now available on our website at www.jdrf.org/annualreport2011! Get the latest info about our progress in T1D research and advocacy, a message from President and CEO Jeffrey Brewer, personal stories from people living with T1D, and more. Happy reading!

    • My JDRF

       | 02/03/2012


      Why do YOU love JDRF? Check out this unique fundraising contest known as "The Love War", started by Ignite Health with JDRF as a contestant. To enter, you "shoot and share" – i.e. make a short video about why you love JDRF and share it! The charity with the most videos by February 14th wins a donation. For details go to http://www.facebook.com/winthelovewar and enter!


      The Love War
      Shoot, Share, and win The Love War. Your favorite charities go to war in The Love War. You choose the cause, you shoot and share, and Ignite Health will donate big $$$. Choose a cause and show your love by recording your supporting message. The cause with the most recordings by Valentine's Day wins The Love War. Share the love by spreading the word. Get others to LOVE your cause to win The Love War and earn big $$$ for your charity. Use Facebook and Twitter as your catalyst.

    • My JDRF

       | 02/02/2012


      Do you live near a Casey's General Store (http://caseys.com/)? Stop by anytime through the month of February and buy a JDRF sneaker with your purchase! JDRF thanks Casey's for their support of our organization.

    • My JDRF

       | 01/31/2012


      Link over to Juvenation to read JDRF's newest News Blog, about how JDRF-funded research is bringing doctors closer to being able to predict which people with T1D are at risk for kidney complications.


      New study may help determine risk of kidney disease for people with diabetes - JDRF News Blog - Juve
      juvenation.org
      News from JDRF on type 1 diabetes research and important events.

    • My JDRF

       | 01/30/2012


      What do you think being in a clinical trial would be like? Diabetes Mine interviewed Tom Brobson, a JDRF staff member with T1D, about his experiences participating in an artificial pancreas clinical trial. Read the article for Tom's story, and then head over to the site for JDRF's Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials Connection at https://trials.jdrf.org/patient/ and find out what you might be able to do to help advance T1D clinical trials!


      Tom Brobson: My Experience in the Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trials
      www.diabetesmine.com
      The Artificial Pancreas has the potential to become a huge leap forward in diabetes care. As anxious as all of us are to push the boundaries in diabetes technology, we can't forget the importance of clinical trials; nothing will move forward without real patients ready and willing to strap on the ge...

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