JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Bambi Northwood-Blyth is flying the flag for Australians with type 1 diabetes making it big on the world stage. Bambi has recently modelled for large Europe fashion houses like Balenciaga and Chanel, and has been the cover girl for magazines like Harper’s Bazaar.

Bambi has received support from JDRF since her diagnosis with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12. Today, she shares some of her experiences with the JDRF community! Read more...

After an eventful year that peaked with his win on Dancing with the Stars, Rob Palmer is sending special Christmas wishes to all those affected by type 1 diabetes (pictured left, click image for full-size version).

JDRF sends a special Christmas thank you to Rob for selecting JDRF as his charity for Dancing with the Stars, which resulted in a significant donation to type 1 diabetes research.

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Rob Palmer has won the exciting Grand Finale of Dancing with the Stars, and the type 1 diabetes community is abuzz with the news.

Rob has had type 1 diabetes since he was 7 years old, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was delighted to be selected as Rob’s charity for the competition.

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After a tremendous semi-final Dancing with the Stars is down to three contestants, and JDRF is thrilled to report that one of them is our good friend Rob Palmer.

Rob’s dancing has come a long way since he started the show, when he joked that dancing partner Alana was trying to teach ‘a block of wood’ to dance. He now takes to the dancefloor with confidence and has impressed the judges with a number of different dance styles, including the jive and the salsa.

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JDRF’s favourite TV star Rob Palmer and his dancing partner Alana have secured a second place ranking on the scoreboard after an elegant Salsa in Episode 6 of Dancing with the Stars.

Halfway through the series, Rob and Alana’s masterful moves and charisma have earned the support of dancing fans and the type 1 diabetes community alike. Online, Rob’s fans agree that he is a smooth dancer as well as being fun to watch, with one web post announcing that Rob “can really move!” Read more about Rob in an interview with JDRF.

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A glamourous Foxtrot in Episode 3 has put JDRF’s favourite TV tradie Rob Palmer and his dancing partner Alana in a strong position on the Dancing with the Stars scoreboard.

Rob, from Channel Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens, said he was thrilled to swap his khakis for sequins on Dancing with the Stars. As a celebrity contestant, he has chosen JDRF to receive his prize-money because finding a cure for type 1 diabetes is a mission close to his heart (read the full interview with Rob).

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TV’s best loved carpenter and DIY star is Rob Palmer from Channel Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens. This year he is swapping his khakis for sequins to compete on Dancing with the Stars. As a celebrity contestant, Rob has chosen JDRF to receive his prize-money and he told us why finding a cure for type 1 diabetes is a mission close to his heart.

Rob’s life with type 1 diabetes began when he was just 7 years old. En route to a holiday to Queensland, the Palmer family stopped in Tamworth with a very sick little boy. A local doctor told his parents to get him to the Children’s Hospital in Camperdown as soon as possible and ‘keep his fluids up’. Dutifully his parents fed him lemonade throughout the 400 km drive, with stops every 15 minutes or so for little Rob to throw up or go to the toilet. His diabetes diagnosis came just in the nick of time, with a blood glucose level of 64 mmol/L, followed by two weeks in intensive care.

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Jared Banks bonded with his new mate Rod Kafer over rugby scores and BGLs when they met recently in Brisbane to hand over a special JDRF rugby jersey. Jared is a nine-year old “rugby nut” who has had type 1 diabetes for just 18 months. Rod, a former Wallaby who had a distinguished on-field rugby career, is now one of Fox Sports rugby personalities. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 15.

Jared presented Rod with a special edition of the Pine Rivers Pumas rugby jersey that commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the club, as well as the team’s new partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Although Jared’s diagnosis was a shock to his family, dad Jason, who is team coach, says his son is a bit of a larrikin who is coping with life with type 1 diabetes really well.

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