Leading experts from industry, academia, and government came together in early April in Bethesda, MD, to discuss innovation in the development of an artificial pancreas at a workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and JDRF. Artificial pancreas systems will automate insulin delivery and likely other hormones in [...]
Shared connections to type 1 diabetes (T1D) brought together more than 600 people at the recent JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit held in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the JDRF Capitol Chapter, this one-day event was filled with informative, easy-to-understand presentations by top T1D researchers. Attendees had the opportunity to hear directly from these top [...]
Leading experts from industry, academia, and government came together the second week of April in Bethesda, MD, to discuss innovation in the development of an artificial pancreas system at a workshop hosted by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and JDRF. A commercially-viable artificial pancreas system would mimic the biological [...]
“How is managing diabetes like navigating an airplane?” That may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but the answer resulted in a promising innovation in T1D treatment in JDRF’s current research portfolio. Like many other parents of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), Don Matheson is well versed in the latest research advances [...]
Every day, JDRF leverages the expertise and innovation of distinguished researchers from across the globe to support research for life-changing treatments and ultimately a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Our mission aims to serve everybody with T1D—at all ages and stages of the disease. Please enjoy reading about some of the most recent advances [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 9 the issuance of its final guidance for the development of artificial pancreas systems. The guidance incorporates nearly all of JDRF’s recommendations. This news represents a milestone victory for JDRF and the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, as the technology is viewed by medical experts [...]
A first-of-its-kind clinical pilot study has demonstrated the safety and feasibility of an artificial pancreas system in an outpatient, “real-world” setting. A second clinical study has shown that a hypoglycemia-hyperglycemia minimizer system can predict when blood-glucose levels are about to rise or fall and make appropriate adjustments in insulin delivery. These JDRF-supported studies represent critical steps on the path to a functional artificial pancreas for the benefit of people living with T1D.
JDRF-funded researchers have developed a formulation of liquid glucagon that remains stable and viable for long periods of time and thus may be usable in standard diabetes pumps. The research represents advancement toward the routine delivery of glucagon for people with T1D and may also facilitate the development of bihormonal closed-loop artificial pancreas systems.
JDRF has partnered with San Diego–based medical company Dexcom, Inc. to support the manufacture of a so-called smart transmitter prototype, which will be available for research purposes before it will be commercially available. The technological advance not only would reduce the number of devices a person would have to wear with an artificial pancreas system, but would also enable wireless connectivity among these devices—an important feature that would give people with T1D the freedom of movement while participating in real-life outpatient studies.
The JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project has significantly accelerated progress towards the delivery of the first artificial pancreas (AP) systems to people with diabetes. Research progress has been exceptional with multiple studies in controlled settings demonstrating that AP systems can significantly reduce high and low blood sugar levels automatically. For people with diabetes to realize the [...]
