JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

JDRF is delighted to announce the latest winners of the Jelly Baby Media Awards.

These Awards recognise excellence in the reporting of type 1 diabetes, acknowledging outstanding Australian journalism that provides accurate information on type 1 diabetes and related research.

Winner – Print media – Emma Quayle for A dog’s new life from The Sunday Age – 24 Jan 2010

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JDRF is sending a message of support to all the researchers, patients, medical research institutes who will rally today around Australia in support of medical research.

The rallies come as the government has suggested there will be funding cuts to the National Health and Medical Research Council in the next federal budget. The rumoured cuts are causing much concern – not just amongst those whose livelihood depends on medical research but all those whose lives depend on it.

JDRF CEO Mike Wilson said that ongoing support for research careers and infrastructure is vital to secure Australia’s future as a clever country. “And on a personal level, people affected by type 1 diabetes need reassurance that health and management will improve, and we know that medical research is the only path to a better life and ultimately a cure for type 1 diabetes.”

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JDRF-funded researchers from Israel have released the results of a five-year study in which they successfully used a new class of drug to trick mice with diabetes to re-grow their own insulin-producing beta cells.

It has been known for some time that glucose is a key factor in the growth of beta cells. However, it’s not as simple as increasing blood glucose to re-grow beta cells, because inducing high levels of glucose in the blood has serious health implications that can include blindness, stroke and kidney failure.

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Nicki McIntyre is an inspiring woman, so much more than just a powerhouse Jelly Baby volunteer who reached nearly $4,000 in merchandise sales last year.

A resident of Griffith in regional NSW, Nicki is also the mother of three children. Her 20 year old daughter has type 1 diabetes, as well as coeliac disease, rheumatoid arthritis and a brain injury from a car accident. She lives at home and Nicki loves to have her around.

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