Breakthrough T1D Champion Cliff Harris Selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame
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 […]
POSTPONED: Young Adult Conference 2020: Presented by the Breakthrough T1D – Beyond Type 1 Alliance
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 […]
Breakthrough T1D and Gore Invest in Development of Implantable Insulin Delivery System
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 […]
Can Prozac Prevent Severe Low Blood Sugar?
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 […]
