Bigfoot Is Real—and Received FDA Clearance
The Bigfoot Unity™ Diabetes Management by Bigfoot Biomedical received FDA clearance for individuals 12 and older.
At 37, I’m Fighting to Save my Eyesight
At the age of 37, I’m fighting to save my eyesight, a complication of type 1. People are also at risk of developing kidney, heart, and nerve diseases.
National DNA Day!
Aaron Michels, M.D., discovered that methyldopa—a therapy that has been used for 50 years to treat high blood pressure—may have a role in delaying T1D.
FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TTP399—A Potential First-in-Class Adjunct Therapy in T1D
The FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for vTv Therapeutics’ TTP399 as an adjunct therapy to insulin for T1D.
(Beta Cell) Stressing You Out?
You thought that beta cells were passive participants in their own immune-mediated death, leading to type 1 diabetes (T1D)? Wrong.
Severe Low Blood Sugar: There’s a New Treatment Option
The FDA approved Zegalogue® (dasiglucagon) injection, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in children and adults with diabetes aged 6 and above.
Keeping Your Kidneys Healthier, For Longer
Normally, the kidneys filter waste and extra water out of your blood to make urine. When your kidneys are damaged, they can’t filter blood like they should.
I Still Have Diabetes, But with My CGM I’m Thriving
This educational content is made possible with support from Abbott, the makers of the FreeStyle Libre 2. Editorial control rests solely with Breakthrough T1D. Hannah M. was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at 3 years old in 2000 and remembers how afraid she was of having to prick her finger. She had the tale-tell […]
Bench to Bedside: Breakthrough T1D-nPOD Conference
The 13th nPOD Annual Meeting was held February 22-24, 2021, and featured some of the most world-renowned diabetes investigators.
Investigations by Leading Immune-Mediated Disease Research Organizations
Breakthrough T1D has partnered with the Lupus Research Alliance and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to advance the understanding of autoimmunity.
