Advocacy

[PHOTOS] World Diabetes Day 2011 in San Francisco

by JDRF Bay Area 12.19.2011 Advocacy
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World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14, in more than 160 countries and territories. The WDD campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation to engage millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

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JDRF Encouraged By Draft FDA Artificial Pancreas Guidance

by JDRF Bay Area 12.09.2011 Advocacy
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FDA’s Draft Guidance is a first step to providing access to life-saving technology for millions with type 1 diabetes.

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JDRF’s CEO on Recent Progress on the Artificial Pancreas

by JDRF Bay Area 12.06.2011 Advocacy
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JDRF’s President & CEO, Jeffrey Brewer, writes about the FDA’s Draft Guidance for an Artificial Pancreas, and the story of how we got to this point.

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The Big Blue Test

by JDRF Bay Area 11.14.2011 Advocacy
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The Big Blue Test, a diabetes awareness program started by the nonprofit Diabetes Hands Foundation, takes place every November leading up to World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. The campaign reinforces the importance of exercise in managing diabetes. Every time someone participates in the Big Blue Test and shares the experience on BigBlueTest.org, a donation of life-saving supplies will be made on their behalf to someone with diabetes in need.

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A Column—on World Diabetes Day—about Why We’re Lucky But We’re Not, Why I Keep Repeating Myself, and How We Can Fix Type 1 Diabetes

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 11.14.2011 Advocacy
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On World Diabetes Day, learn why we are lucky, why we aren’t, and what we can do to make T1D go away.

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FDA Reform: How Can We Remain Competitive While Protecting Public Safety

by JDRF Bay Area 11.14.2011 Advocacy
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The 2011 Summit will be held on Friday, November 18 at the Four Seasons, Silicon Valley. Tickets available now!

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One in Twenty: or 1 in 20 people with type 1 diabetes will die of low blood sugar: (or 95% of them won’t)

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 11.07.2011 Advocacy
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The reality that 1 in 20 people with type 1 diabetes die of low blood sugar is surprising and unsettling. But here’s why we need to face this fact.

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U.S. Senators, Clinicians and People with Type 1 Diabetes Urge FDA to Issue Clear and Reasonable Guidance on Artificial Pancreas

by JDRF Bay Area 11.02.2011 Advocacy
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If the FDA fails to issue guidance that adopts recommendations from leading clinical experts, patient access will inevitably be delayed and even prevented entirely. This is an opportunity for the FDA to demonstrate its commitment to meeting its goal of closing the agency’s regulatory science gap.

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