News and Updates

Legendary Dallas Cowboy defensive safety and Breakthrough T1D champion Cliff Harris has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class of 2020. Harris will be inducted along with 15 other NFL greats–called some of the “greatest performers and contributors in the history of the sport”–on February 1, the night before the Super […]

Conference Details:  Where: Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Los Angeles, CA  When: In an abundance of caution for the well-being of our Breakthrough T1D community, we are postponing our Young Adult Conference until a new date, when concerns over the coronavirus should have subsided.  Who is eligible: Young adults with T1D ranging from 18-30(ish) and their […]

PhysioLogic Devices, a Breakthrough T1D-funded company that is dedicated to transforming the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), wants to develop the ThinPump™—a fully implantable automated insulin delivery system—in the next four years. We think it’s not only possible, but doable. PhysioLogic has two things going for it: Gore is well known for developing GORE-TEX […]

Low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, occurs in over 90 percent of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). It can usually be detected early on, with symptoms such as sweating, fatigue, hunger and/or irritability. In that case, people can eat or drink a fast-acting carbohydrate—like juice or glucose tablets—to bring the blood sugar back to healthy […]

With flu season fully under way and the holidays just behind us, we are susceptible to a common cold or contagious individuals carrying illness-causing bacteria. Being sick is never fun, but for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) it poses extra problems. When a person gets sick, their body is under stress. To combat that […]

Earlier this week, Beta Bionics announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to the company’s iLet Bionic Pancreas System, a wearable pocket-sized device used for blood sugar control in people with diabetes. The device can be adjusted to work as an insulin-only, glucagon-only or bi-hormonal artificial pancreas using both […]

There’s 11 days left in 2019, but what did Breakthrough T1D see this year that said “breakthrough”? This top 10 list reflects advances in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, with many funded by Breakthrough T1D or the Breakthrough T1D T1D Fund. Other type 1 diabetes research breakthroughs in 2019 were advanced by the National Institutes […]

It’s a devastating statistic: More than 90% of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) develop diabetic eye disease within 20 years of diagnosis. But thanks to Jennifer Sun, M.D., M.P.H., of Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, we’re making headway in the fight to prevent eye disease altogether. She is finding ways to diagnose eye disease […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized an algorithm that enables the second artificial pancreas system: The Control-IQ™ advanced hybrid closed loop technology. For now, the algorithm can be used with Tandem’s t:slim X2™ insulin pump and Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Though this is not the first algorithm approved for an artificial […]

Breakthrough T1D is incredibly proud of Glen Tullman, Breakthrough T1D Director Emeritus and a committed member of the Breakthrough T1D Illinois Chapter for receiving the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award. This prestigious award recognizes and honors leaders of the international business, entertainment, and activist communities who have demonstrated a commitment to […]