Alone at the Dinner Party – Living as an Adult with Type 1 Diabetes

by Shelly Jensen01.15.2010

My husband and I arrive at a trendy restaurant to join a lovely birthday celebration for a mutual friend.  There are about 10 people listed on the reservation and we are asked to wait for the others in the bar.  My husband orders two glasses of wine and a snack mix is offered to us.  [...]

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JDRF Partners with Animas to Develop Automated System to Better Control Diabetes Representing First Step to Artificial Pancreas

by Greg Martin01.13.2010

JDRF announced today an innovative partnership with Animas Corporation to develop an automated system to help people with type 1 diabetes better control their disease – if successful, this would be the first step towards developing a fully automated artificial pancreas, which would be among the most significant advances in the treatment of type 1 [...]

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JDRF Funds Sangamo BioSciences Diabetic Neuropathy Study

by Greg Martin01.11.2010

Diabetic neuropathy is a progressive degenerative disease that is one of the most frequent complications of diabetes, affecting between 14 and 16.5 million Americans in 2007. High blood glucose levels lead to nerve damage over time, primarily affecting peripheral nerves. Symptoms include numbness, tingling sensations and pain particularly in the toes or feet, which gradually [...]

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Will Adults Connect with JDRF?

by Greg Martin12.23.2009

If you have ever driven up or down Highway 101 through San Mateo you have likely noticed a huge electronic outdoor display that looks like a giant HDTV suspended to the west side of the highway. It is called SiliconView and it flashes alternating advertisement electronically.  Messaging changes up to 10 times per minutes.  Studies [...]

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Want to Volunteer but Only Have a Few Hours to Spare?

by Greg Martin12.18.2009

Do you think about getting involved in your community but have concerns that it may take too much time?
Do you have a few hours in the next couple of months to volunteer and give back?
Do you have type 1 diabetes or does your child, grand child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor or even your [...]

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Treatment for Diabetic Eye Disease Moves Ahead to Regulatory Review in Europe

by Greg Martin12.14.2009

Last week JDRF announced that Lucentis, a drug that will treat diabetic macular edema has been submitted for approval to the European Union’s regulatory agency one year early.  The submission is based on strong, positive results from Phase II clinical trials, including ones funded by JDRF.
People living with diabetes are at risk for the development [...]

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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Adult Dilemma

by Greg Martin12.05.2009

I have been a member of the JDRF staff for only 16 months.  But as the story goes, JDRF was started by a group of parents whose children had type 1 diabetes.  The parents were determined to find cures for their children.  And so it began that other families were the focus of the work [...]

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The Sixteen Foot JDRF Tree Trimming Event

by Greg Martin12.02.2009

Last night a small but industrious group of JDRF volunteers and JDRF staff gathered for holiday cheer and to trim a 16 foot tree at Davies Symphony Hall.   JDRF has been provided with the tree as part of the Symphony’s Community Deck the Hall program.  Davies Symphony Hall will be transformed into an evergreen wonderland [...]

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The Designer Showcase and the Benefit to JDRF

by Greg Martin12.01.2009

The luxury residential tower Millennium Tower in San Francisco presented a designer showcase entitled Icons of Design, that featured more than 25 of the Bay Area’s most prestigious designers. The designers’ work was showcased in the four Grand Residences (usually not open to the general public) that occupy the building’s entire 52nd floor.   Each of [...]

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From the Ferry Building in San Francisco

by Greg Martin11.15.2009

Happy World Diabetes Day!
Yesterday evening 100 people gathered just outside the Ferry Building to raise awareness of issues of importance to the diabetes world and to keep diabetes firmly in the public spotlight.  At the same time in cities around globe, thousands of others gathered to commemorate WDD by lighting buildings in the color of [...]

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What are You Doing on World Diabetes Day 2oo9?

by Greg Martin11.11.2009

Still looking for an idea on how you can get involved in World Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 14th?  Here are some suggestions.
Take the Test
Three million Americans have type 1 diabetes. Do you know the signs? wddusa.org.
Take The Big Blue Test: bigbluetest.org

PUT ON YOUR TWIBBON
Do you have a Twitter or a Facebook account? On World [...]

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