JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

It started as a simple meat raffle to do a bit for charity on Melbourne Cup Day, and turned into one of the biggest events that Palmers Island has seen for a while…

Just a few short months before, Sarah had rushed through the doors of Geelong Hospital with a seriously ill toddler in her arms, and little idea that her life was about to change dramatically. She was devastated hours later to learn that her beautiful 17 month old son James had type 1 diabetes.

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A JDRF-funded clinical trial has shown that a drug used to treat certain types of cancer can protect beta cells, and therefore preserve insulin production, in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

The trial, conducted in the US through the international Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet consortium and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first conclusive evidence that it is possible to target particular types of immune cells to reduce or prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes.

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