JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is the biggest nonprofit funder of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the world. In addition to research, they focus their efforts on advocacy and providing a structure of support for their community. No organization can say they do more to fight type 1 diabetes than JDRF.
They funding has provided dramatic improvements to medicines, diagnoses and treatments including insulin, pumps, biomarkers, beta cell biology and diabetic eye disease. Their website (https://www.jdrf.org) is a great resource to learn more about T1D from first being diagnosed if you’re a child, teen or adult, T1D basics, life with T1D as well as new technologies and personal support.
One of the great things about JDRF is that $1 donated to them, another $2.50 is brought into the field through them and their partners. In 2018 alone, they’ve been able to raise more than $335 million for T1D research with only $90 million coming from direct donations.
Areas of research focus on artificial pancreas, beta cell regeneration and replacement, complications, immunotherapies, glucose control, prevention, funded research and early career scientists.
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