adults with type 1

New Goodie Bag Targets Young Adults New to Type 1 (!)

By MikeH on April 17, 2013

Teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes age 16 and older are finally getting some long-overdue recognition and resources from the JDRF – hooray! The organization this week announced a new “toolkit” aimed at supporting young adults newly diagnosed with type 1.
They’ve already got a “Bag of Hope” for new families of kids with diabetes — something created in the 1990s and complete with all the newbie info one might expect, along with the…

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Stimulating the Roots of Progress: JDRF’s Transformation

By AllisonN on August 18, 2011

Jeffrey Brewer is the newest president of the JDRF — following several rapid turn-overs over the past five years since the departure of Peter Van Etten. This change in leadership coincides with a dramatic shift in JDRF’s policies on the programs and research it funds, focusing not only on the cure, but also on new technologies, like the Artificial Pancreas, and research on treating complications.
Jeffrey first announced this change in a groundbreaking interview with diaTribe…

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