JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Someone said recently that really getting on top of type 1 diabetes requires you to be a mathematician, a dietician, an engineer, a psychologist and a health nut. Now, a group of researchers needs you to help understand whether that’s true.

If you’re 18-35 and interested in helping increase understanding of the day to day realities of managing type 1 diabetes, read on.

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JDRF has announced a new partnership with Eli Lilly and Company in the United States to fund early-stage research aimed at re-growing those cells that are destroyed when a person has type 1 diabetes.

The partnership will support a three-year, $1.4 million pre-clinical research program at the University of Geneva, led by Dr. Pedro Herrera.

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Early results from a US study have found that Januvia, a widely used medication that lowers blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, could help those with type 1 lower their BGL when used in tandem with insulin.

Dr Satish Garg, from the University of Colorado, found that Januvia helped to lower BGL in people with type 1 diabetes who were having difficulty stabilising blood sugar levels. On average, the trial participants were able to reduce their insulin dose by 10% with this once-a-day tablet.

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