Sen. Collins Asks FDA about the Development of the Artificial Pancreas
To ensure artificial pancreas systems remain on track at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Senator Susan Collins of…
LX4211 Achieves Positive Results In Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trial
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive, top-line results in a Phase 2 clinical trial of LX4211 in type 1 diabetes, which…
Breakthrough T1D Responds to New York Times Article “Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills”
On behalf of everyone affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D), Breakthrough T1D is outraged by the recent article in the…
Human Clinical Trials: Be a Part of the Cure
Human clinical trials are a critical phase of researching new drugs before they become available to patients, and new ways of managing diabetes.…
Congress Approves One-Year Renewal of Diabetes Research Funding
Washington, D.C., April 1, 2014 – The U.S. Senate approved legislation last night for a one-year extension of the Special…
T1DOC April Newsletter
The Type One Diabetes Optimist Club (T1DOC) is a newly formed Optimist club organized to provide support to Breakthrough T1D,…
Vanderbilt diabetes researchers make cell discovery
Diabetes researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered key cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin actually have the capacity to…
Vitamin D’s Effect on the Progression of Pre-type 1 Diabetes
It’s been 10 years since Rob Allen and Laura Cochran entered into a clinical trial for their Type 1 diabetes and…
Benefit Breakthrough T1D Through your Shopping at Smith’s!
Do you shop at Smith’s? Do you have friends or family members who shop there? Chances are, you do! Smith’s…
Blood sugar testing with no sharps
Shruti Narasimham, Biomedical Engineer at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany and Gaurav Kaila, Biomedical Engineer at Delft University of Technology,…
