Media stars shine for type 1 diabetes
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
Runner up – Print media – Nick Miller for Blood sugar sensor could save diabetics’ lives from the Age – 6 Feb 2010
Winner – Health and clinical media – Catherine Hanrahan for Nature vs. Nurture : Diabetes Onset from Medical Observer – 4 June 2010
Runner up – Health and clinical media – Catherine Price for Rebooting the body from Popular Science – April 2010
Winner – Broadcast media – Jacqueline Tonks for Type 1 diabetes, disease and life from The 7pm Project – 22 September 2010
These articles were selected by an independent panel of judges that includes members of the type 1 diabetes community with a special interest or experience in media.
JDRF would like to thank these journalists for their stories, and for the contribution they have made to raising awareness about type 1 diabetes.
The medical community should not be celebrating anything! A cure for Type I Diabetes is still not here. I have been fighting this Gof-forsaken disease for forty-one years, and I am sick and tired of JDRF and all of the other scams who say they are working on a cure.
I have heard for more than four decades that a cure was within five years. I just asked my endocrinologist about a cure for Type I Diabetes, and she said it will be here within five years. I believe no one, and I feel that the JDRF especially is a total money making operation employing thousands of people who are working on what?
There should have been a cure for Diabetes decades ago. Therefore, shut the hell up, and come up with a cure. Otherwise, quit putting false hope into the minds of unsuspecting diabetics.
Action talks, Bullshit walks….
Thanks for your comment. It is true that many of the targets for curing type 1 diabetes that have been cited by researchers and the type 1 diabetes community have been and gone. The journey towards a cure is proving to be long and challenging, but there is hope. Much progress has been made since JDRF was formed, in the field of diabetes management, in treating and preventing complications, and in raising awareness so that diagnosis of type 1 diabetes can happen earlier. Most researchers believe that a cure for this disease will be found, with enough resources, and it's vital that they continue to pursue that goal because type 1 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease in Australian children. In response to your comments about JDRF's governance, please refer to the Foundation's audited financial reports, available online at http://www.jdrf.org.au/about-jdrf-australia/annua... or feel free to call our Sydney office on 02 9020 6100 if you'd like more information.