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Guide for newly-diagnosed adults JDRF

WEBHelp find better treatments and cures for type 1. Clinical trials are an important part of researching ways to prevent, treat and cure type 1. Most clinical trials need people who have been recently diagnosed – usually in the first …

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Emotional wellbeing JDRF

WEBThe emotional impact of a new diagnosis. Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can feel scary and stressful, especially if you or your loved one was very unwell before being diagnosed. There is a lot of information to learn quickly, and you might feel vulnerable or anxious as you get to grips with how to manage type 1 diabetes or look …

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Early detection: How type 1 diabetes screening can change lives

WEBTeplizumab is proven to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes by up to three years. While three years may not seem like a significant amount of time, it can be transformative for a young person, potentially allowing them to navigate through puberty, complete their exams, and much more. This three-year delay is just the beginning.

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Food and nutrition JDRF

WEBFat can affect how insulin and glucose are absorbed, so it’s good to avoid eating too much of it. For example, chocolate is not recommended for treating hypos because the fat in chocolate slows down the absorption of sugar, when you need it quickly. Having type 1 can cause complications like heart disease. Eating fat regularly can raise …

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Type 1 essentials

WEBIn simple terms, you manage type 1 diabetes by trying to keep the amount of glucose in your blood within a target range. Your Diabetes Healthcare Team will tell you what to aim for, but the target range is usually between 3.9-10.0 mmml/L. When you eat something that has carbohydrate in it, you need to inject insulin to stop your levels going

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Type 1 diabetes courses and education JDRF

WEBBERTIE Diabetes (Bournemouth Type 1 Diabetes Education Programme) is a course that helps you learn how to manage your type 1 diabetes. It focuses on supporting you to achieve your own goals relating to your type 1, learning how to adjust insulin for your lifestyle (and not the other way round) and how to live a healthy life with type 1.

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Better immunotherapy clinical trials for type 1 diabetes JDRF

WEBProfessor Colin Dayan. This project aims to overcome two major roadblocks to developing and licensing immunotherapies for people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes: The length of clinical trials in type 1 (which can be three times longer than in other autoimmune conditions, such as psoriasis). The unclear path to getting a new therapy

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JDRF : Wall of Hearts

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Hybrid closed loop likely to be recommended for over 100,000 …

WEBHybrid closed loop likely to be recommended for over 100,000 people with type 1 diabetes. Draft guidance has been published which recommends that the NHS fund hybrid closed loop (HCL) systems, following years of dedicated research and campaigning by JDRF. Kate Lawton 13 January 2023. Draft guidance has been published which …

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Improving mental health and blood glucose management in …

WEBAdapting the model for type 1. Leslie’s research team will gather feedback from people with type 1 and healthcare professionals about integrating mental health and diabetes care through focus group sessions and interviews.

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Type 1 complications JDRF

WEBIn this section. Nerve damage (neuropathy) Kidney damage (nephropathy) Eye problems (retinopathy) Foot problems Problems with heart and blood vessels Gum disease Sexual dysfunction Life expectancy Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions.

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Apps for managing type 1 diabetes JDRF

WEBRoche’s mySugr app is a digital diabetes logbook. You can connect it to devices, like compatible blood glucose monitors and health trackers, to automatically upload data. You can manually add data too. It includes plenty of tags such as needle change, stress, work and alcohol which can help you keep track of what might be …

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New UK-first trial to screen children for type 1 diabetes opens for

WEBThe first programme of its kind in the UK will identify children at high risk of type 1, laying the groundwork for the development of any potential UK-wide screening programme. Launching on World Diabetes Day (Monday 14 November 2022), ELSA (EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes) will aim to recruit 20,000 children, aged 3-13 …

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Eye problems (retinopathy) JDRF

WEBProblems can be caused by a lack of blood supply to the eye or damage to the vessels. The complications you may experience include: diabetic retinopathy, where blood vessels in the retina become damaged. diabetic maculopathy, the central part of the retina develops leaky or blocked blood vessels. Untreated eye problems can cause sight …

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NICE Approves hybrid closed loop for the majority of people living …

WEBWhat is hybrid closed loop? Hybrid closed loop (HCL), also known as the ‘artificial pancreas’ or automated insulin delivery system, is a treatment at the frontier of health technology, which takes a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and introduces an advanced algorithm to automate the delivery of insulin through a pump.. Not only does …

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Working with your healthcare team JDRF

WEBTo support you in managing your type 1 diabetes, you will have regular check-ups with a team of healthcare professionals. This team is made up of diabetes specialists including a diabetologist or endocrinologist, a diabetes specialist nurse and dietitian. It can also include other healthcare professionals like eye and feet specialists …

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New Parliamentary inquiry into type 1 diabetes and eating …

WEBWhat is T1DE? Approximately 400,000 people in the UK live with the autoimmune condition type 1 diabetes. Of those people, studies show that between 8% and 36% also experience some form of eating disorder, as many as 144,000 people in the UK. People with type 1 diabetes must administer insulin every day and closely manage their …

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Children and needle phobia JDRF

WEBIf your child has needle phobia, they may feel faint during an injection. The fear of fainting during an injection can add to you and your child’s overall worries. Your child can try lying down with their feet up whilst they (or you) inject. This can help stop the blood rushing to their legs and feet and making them feel faint.

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£20 million type 1 diabetes screening project co-funded by JDRF

WEBNovember 2023 saw the launch of a five-year project to develop innovative approaches for early detection of type 1 diabetes through screening. The pioneering project, named EDENT1FI, is a collaboration between researchers from academia and industry, with around £20 million of funding from the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), the …

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Current research projects JDRF

WEBCalculating a type 1 diabetes risk score. In his JDRF-funded project, Dr Richard Oram is developing a type 1 diabetes risk score to predict who will develop type 1 diabetes in the future. The research Richard and his team at the University of Exeter are doing will help how we screen people for type 1. Read more.

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Research breakthrough shows insulin-producing cells can be …

WEBResearch breakthrough shows insulin-producing cells can be regenerated. We could be one step closer to replacing the need for regular insulin injections in people living with type 1 diabetes, thanks to JDRF-funded research in Australia published this week in the Nature journal. During the development of type 1, the immune system mistakenly

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