News and Updates

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three immunologists, including one, Fred Ramsdell, who founded a T1D Fund company.

When living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), illnesses like cold and flu require extra attention. Get tips on managing T1D when sick.

Learn about the people making the CATT1 clinical trial happen, the science behind cadisegliatin for type 1 diabetes, and how to get involved.

Campi Dental is staying true to its mission of community support by joining their local Breakthrough T1D Walk for the first time this year.

Analysis compiled by Avalere Health and supported by Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) finds that research funded by the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) has yielded more than $50 billion in federal healthcare savings.  Created by Congress in 1997 and administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the SDP provides federal funding to support research to prevent, treat, and […]

In December 2023, Mattel approached Breakthrough T1D with a partnership opportunity for the first Barbie with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Less than two years later, in July 2025, Barbie with T1D was launched. The collaboration reflects our commitment to ensuring that the millions of people living with T1D are seen, heard, and empowered. Barbie with […]

As Breakthrough T1D’s largest corporate partner, Marshalls has raised more than $47 million to-date to improve and change life with type 1 diabetes.

For students with type 1 diabetes who use technology to manage the condition, school cell phone bans can present challenges.

A new Breakthrough T1D-funded study finds that people with T1D and their caregivers are largely willing to try advanced new T1D therapies.

School nurses are essential to a child’s type 1 diabetes care. At Woodward Academy in Atlanta, GA, that person is Nurse Whyte.