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JDRF Bay Area

Nancy and Hoops Interviewed For Contra Costa Times Article on Early Alert Canines

by JDRF Bay Area 04.26.2012 Life with Diabetes

JDRF Bay Area’s long-time administrative assistant, Nancy Cook, was interviewed for the Contra Costa Times’ article about Early Alert Canines.

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New Research Collaboration to Accelerate Artificial Pancreas Studies

by JDRF Bay Area 04.24.2012 Research & Technology

JDRF announced a research collaboration with Dexcom, Inc. to develop a novel transmitter that will simplify artificial pancreas research by eliminating a separate CGM component.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Gordon Shevlin

by JDRF Bay Area 04.11.2012 Volunteer

Gordon Shevlin brings a keen business sense to JDRF’s mission to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D). With more than 25 years of technical, sales, marketing and management experience in the technology sector, he believes that “with technology and funding we can engineer the cure to help the millions of people who have T1D.”

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MedicAlert® IDs Simply Save Lives

by JDRF Bay Area 04.10.2012 Promotions

[Sponsored Post] Managing Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is challenging, even in the best of times. But what happens in a medical emergency? What if you are unable to communicate your medical condition to first responders? Finally, who will speak on your behalf amidst such an urgent event?

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JDRF College Scholarships

by JDRF Bay Area 04.10.2012 Life with Diabetes

The Diabetes Scholars Foundation Scholarship Program is available to incoming freshmen seeking a higher education at an accredited four year university, college, technical or trade school. There are now 4 JDRF Scholarships included in the list. The deadline to apply is May 15.

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CEO Perspective: Building on The Foundation of Progress

by JDRF Bay Area 04.10.2012 The Foundation

A message from Jeffrey Brewer, JDRF president and CEO

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Volunteer Spotlight: Margaret Lum

by JDRF Bay Area 04.10.2012 Volunteer

Margaret Lum likes numbers and that is a very good thing for JDRF Bay Area. She has been assisting in our office once a week for the past 13 years, handling all of our expense reports and checks requests. She does it because she has a knack for accounting but also because her daughter, Jessica, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 11 in 1988.

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