Type 1 Diabetes

The AJMC® Type 1 Diabetes compendium is a comprehensive resource for news and interviews about this chronic autoimmune condition.

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Study Identifies New Links Between Monocytes, T1D Progression

By Jared Kaltwasser

May 29th 2024

A new report builds on previous research that could help scientists better understand type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk.

Virtual Insulin Pump Training Found Safe, Effective for Children With T1D

By AJMC Contributor

May 26th 2024

What We’re Reading: H5N1 Vaccine Plan; Long-Acting Insulin Safety Risk; LA County's Plan to Tackle Medical Debt

By AJMC Staff

May 23rd 2024

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Aerobic Cooldown Has Limited Impact on Hyperglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes

By Luke Halpern

May 23rd 2024

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Globally, Vast Inequities in Access to Insulin and Diabetes Supplies

By Gayle Turim Dickstein

May 18th 2024

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April 26th 2021

Dr Frank Martin on How JDRF Supports Efforts to Prevent T1D

Mary K. Caffrey

Frank Martin, PhD, director of research at JDRF, outlines some of the past and current efforts of the organization to support type 1 diabetes prevention therapies.

April 22nd 2021

Understanding Parental Monitoring of Children Genetically at Risk for T1D

Gianna Melillo

An analysis of an ongoing study on children genetically at risk of type 1 diabetes examines the monitoring behaviors of parents.

April 20th 2021

Dr Frank Martin Discusses JDRF's T1D Screening Program

Mary K. Caffrey

Frank Martin, PhD, director of research at JDRF, on the organization’s T1Detect screening program and exploring potential causes of type 1 diabetes.

April 15th 2021

Moving From Risk-Based to Population-Level Screening in T1D?

AJMC Staff

While clinical trials have screened people with family risk of type 1 diabetes for many years, population-level screening for autoantibodies is not the norm.

April 12th 2021

Assessing Immunoglobulin Deficiencies Among Pediatric Patients With T1D

Gianna Melillo

Deficiencies in immunoglobulin levels frequently coexist with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in pediatric patients according to new study results.

April 6th 2021

Understanding the Connected Nature of Type 1 Diabetes, Other Autoimmune Diseases

Mary Caffrey

The research, funded in part by the JDRF, springs from the fact that autoimmune diseases are increasing worldwide, and are rising faster among Black and Hispanic youth.

April 5th 2021

Trial Analyzes Impacts of Nutrition Education Programs on Patients With T1D

Gianna Melillo

Researchers analyzed the impacts of different nutritional education programs among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

April 1st 2021

Genetic Link Connects Type 1 Diabetes, Autoimmune Thyroid Disease; Testing Urged

Mary Caffrey

Authors of a review article explore the role of HLA antigens in type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disease.

April 1st 2021

What We’re Reading: Millions of J&J Vaccines Spoiled; T1D Added to CDC Morbidity List; COVID-19 Organ Damage

AJMC Staff

Millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccines spoiled at a Baltimore production plant; CDC adds type 1 diabetes as a comorbidity increasing risk of severe COVID-19; study finds high rates of organ failure among patients with COVID-19 discharged from hospitals.

March 20th 2021

COVID-19 Poses Significant Risks to Children With Poorly Controlled T1D

Gianna Melillo

Pediatric patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes have a 10 times greater risk of complications and death from COVID-19 compared with children whose diabetes is well controlled, according to new research.

November 26th 2020

Study Highlights Racial Disparities in T1D Pediatric Population

Gianna Melillo

Regardless of insurance status, racial disparities in technology use and diabetes outcomes persist in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a recent study.

September 9th 2020

Study Highlights Prevalence of Comorbid Autoimmune Diseases, T1D in Pediatric Populations

Gianna Melillo

In recent years, the number of children diagnosed with additional autoimmune diseases accompanying type 1 diabetes (T1D) has increased, according to a study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

March 12th 2020

Lessons From a 25-Year Study of Type 1 Diabetes

JDRF

From funding innovative research to advocating for government action to providing a support structure for our community, no other organization does more to fight type 1 diabetes (T1D) than JDRF.

October 27th 2019

Researchers Make a Case for Wearable Devices for Monitoring Type 1 Diabetes

Alison Rodriguez

The results suggested that very accurate short-term prediction can be achieved by only monitoring interstitial glucose data over a very short time period and by using a low sampling frequency.

September 25th 2019

For Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, Insulin Costs Can Mean Chasing Benefits, Not Dreams

Jaime Rosenberg

“Diabetes fully ripped my life and potential away. I always grew up thinking I would be a professional musician. I feel like I’m still mourning the loss of what my life would have been.” --Sarah Tackett, age 26

May 4th 2019

One-Third of Type 1 Diabetes Cases Misdiagnosed in Those Over Age 30

Mary Caffrey

Older patients who are improperly diagnosed may not gain access to insulin and delivery and monitoring tools, such as pumps or continuous glucose monitoring.

February 11th 2019

JDRF Alarmed by Extension of UnitedHealthcare–Medtronic Pact to Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Mary Caffrey

The advocacy group said the type 1 diabetes community is concerned about the payer's decision because not every device works the same way for every person. After a 2016 policy change affecting adults, 2 pump makers pulled devices from the US market, although other innovation has continued.

August 13th 2018

Can CGM Be a Game Changer for Pilots With Type 1 Diabetes? Two Men on a Mission Say Yes

Mary Caffrey

FAA policy on granting medical certificates to people who use insulin are based on policies created in 1949, and advocates for people with diabetes say there's been a revolution in technology and medication since then.

April 12th 2018

Rick Doubleday Outlines the Partnership Between Dexcom and Fitbit

Rick Doubleday, the executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Dexcom, discusses his company's new partnership with Fitbit and what patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes will get out of it.

June 2nd 2017

JDRF Urges Payers to Allow Choice, Limit Out-of-Pocket Costs, Cover Technology

Mary Caffrey

The #Coverage2Control campaign begins a year after the announcement that UnitedHealth would shift most adult type 1 diabetes patients toward Medtronic technology, or require them to pay significant out-of-pocket costs. More significantly, JDRF reports payers are saying they will not fund the artificial pancreas.

January 25th 2017

JDRF Effort Creates Exercise Guidelines for Type 1 Diabetes

Mary Caffrey

Too often, experts say, fear of hypoglycemia causes those with T1D to forgo exercise, despite the benefits.

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