News and Updates

Breakthrough T1D's guide to summer with type 1 diabetes provides tips to help you stay safe and healthy.

It’s critical that in an emergency situation, people with T1D are prepared! Depending on where you live, common summer emergencies may include heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires, and power outages—sometimes all at once. Keeping Insulin Cool During a summer emergency, it’s important to keep your insulin cool as, like any other protein, it risks being damaged […]

Afrezza, a rapid-acting, inhaled mealtime insulin, has been approved by the FDA for use in children and adolescents ages 6+ with T1D.

Tandem’s Control-IQ+ is the first-ever automated insulin delivery system cleared in the U.S. for pregnancy with type 1 diabetes.

Taking care of your mental health with type 1 diabetes is just as important as managing your blood sugar and taking your insulin.

Karen Shishino Jordan, a long-time volunteer leader in the greater California Bay area, will serve as Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) International Board of Directors (IBOD) Chair, succeeding current Chair Lisa Fishbone Wallack. Carlton McMillan, also a dedicated volunteer leader in the greater California Bay area, will serve as Vice Chair, succeeding current Vice Chair Matt Varey.     Karen’s and Carlton’s terms as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, begin Wednesday, July 1, 2026.    Breakthrough […]

For more than 50 years, Marilyn and Gerald Fishbone were pillars in the T1D community, dedicating their lives to helping advance innovative research.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. But this doesn’t happen overnight—instead, it’s a gradual process of beta cell loss over time. As the immune system attacks and destroys more beta cells, insulin production decreases, leading to abnormal blood-sugar levels. Eventually, enough beta cells are […]

Autoimmune diseases occur when a person’s immune system wrongly attacks the body’s healthy cells, tissues, and organs. This response can result in a range of conditions, depending on which parts of the body are affected. Autoimmune diseases are often called “invisible” because their symptoms are not always evident to the people around you. As a […]

Learn the basics about autoimmune disease, including prevalence in the U.S., possible causes, and why they are often called "invisible."