EASD Conference Will Bring Together Top Minds in Diabetes Research
Leading researchers from around the world will gather for the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). At this year’s meeting, which will take place virtually from September 22-25, more than 40 studies will be presented by Breakthrough T1D researchers, funded now or in the past, working to find cures […]
Nobody Knew…Until the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
The common belief for decades was that diligent monitoring of blood sugars and intensive insulin therapy had little consequence for people with diabetes. Then the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) took place. This trial, from 1983-1993, would find out if intensive insulin control warded off complications from the disease. (Hint: it does.) A lot […]
Fashion Brand Veronica Beard Gives Back to Breakthrough T1D
Four fearless female leaders for Breakthrough T1D who emulate the Veronica Beard brand share how Breakthrough T1D has made a difference for the T1D community
The Power of the Patient Voice: Breakthrough T1D Video
In the words of Colin Dayan, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical diabetes and metabolism at Cardiff University: “Type 1 diabetes is almost the only major autoimmune disease now that does not have a licensed immunotherapy.” And he’s going to change that.
Maurice Hertzfeld’s Dream Lives On
“I’d like to share a personal dream. A dream that one day children will be told, ‘like Polio, there once was a disease called diabetes. With your help, that dream may become a reality.” – Maurice Hertzfeld, testifying at the 1975 National Commission on Diabetes Rob Hertzfeld was 14 years old when he was diagnosed […]
A Mother’s Passion
“Even now I can hear that ghostly whisper from 48 years ago. The doctor’s voice, ‘Mrs. Greenspon, your son has diabetes.'” – Roz Greenspon, Charlotte, NC He was talking about Keith, 8 years old, the oldest of our 3 children. “But,” the doctor added as he exited the room, “Don’t worry. He’ll take insulin – […]
Breakthrough T1D Report: How HbA1c Came to Be
Accurate control of blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was not easy in the 1970s. At the time, the degree of diabetes control relied on patient history, urinary sugar and blood-sugar measurement at the time of the doctor’s visit. There was nothing that could tell you what your blood-sugar levels were for […]
FDA Approves an Artificial Pancreas System for Children Aged 2-6 Years
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Medtronic MiniMed 770G artificial pancreas system for use by children aged 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes (T1D). It is the first marketed device that can automatically adjust insulin delivery based on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) values for children aged 2-6 years.
Tandem Control-IQ Improves T1D Management in Children Ages 6 and Up
A clinical trial at four pediatric diabetes centers in the United States has found that a new artificial pancreas system—which automatically monitors and regulates blood-sugar levels—is safe and effective in children as young as age six with type 1 diabetes (T1D): Tandem’s t:slim X2™ insulin pump with Control-IQ™ technology. The algorithm in the Control-IQ technology […]
T1D Streamers blast through $50K goal during Game Over, T1D Fundraiser
On July 1, Breakthrough T1D Play launched Game Over, T1D, a livestream fundraiser that will continue through 2021. Thanks to a big fundraising push August 7–16, Game Over, T1D surpassed its initial $50,000 event goal and has already raised almost $64,000.
