JDRF Blog
JDRF Blog
Information on research, events, activities, and news from the T1D community across Canada.
T1D and returning to work and school in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak
We are sharing information that addresses some of the top concerns of the T1D community. Note these responses are not intended to be medical advice, f...
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Advocacy in a post-Covid-19 world
Your stories make all the difference.
Updates from the Teplizumab Trial: You're Not Going to Believe the Results
Last year, at the American Association for Diabetes (ADA) Scientific Sessions, a drug, called teplizumab, was able to significantly delay—for over two years—the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in participants with a high risk of developing the disease. This was the first ever st...
Virtual care for T1D during the COVID-19 pandemic – and beyond
The type 1 diabetes (T1D) community has always embraced new technology – with insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), flash glucose monitors (FGMs), and a variety of T1D-focused apps rapidly becoming essential tools for many people. It’s no surprise, then, that the T1D communi...
"Without my cousin's discovery, I wouldn't be alive today"
My name is Rebecca Redmond, and I am #MoreThanT1D. I’m a writer, a public speaker, a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend…and Sir Frederick Banting’s cousin.
Meet our celebrity lineup for the JDRF House ParT1D for a Cure!
If you haven’t yet heard, you’ve been invited to Canada’s largest virtual house party turning type one diabetes into type none…the JDRF House ParT1D for a Cure, presented by Omnipod!
In-Home Test Kits Make Screening Convenient and Easy
TrialNet—an international JDRF-supported network of leading academic institutions, endocrinologists, physicians, scientists and healthcare teams dedicated to finding cures for type 1 diabetes (T1D)—has a new in-home test kit that makes screening far easier and more convenient and at no c...
Nurse with T1D is reminded of her resilience after surviving COVID-19
When Sarah Ayers and her boyfriend returned from a trip to Europe in early March, talk of an impending pandemic in Canada was flooding the media and travelers were being advised to self-isolate as a precaution
Ask the Pediatrician: T1D and COVID-19
A Q & A with Dr. Farid Mahmud, JDRF-funded pediatric endocrinologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
How is COVID-19 Affecting T1D Research?
Knowing that many research institutes are closed or have temporarily diverted staff or resources to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now asking the question: What does this mean for T1D research?
