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The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it the stress of finding that perfect gift for the important people in your life. Why not let Breakthrough T1D give you some ideas to help you really spoil your loved one living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We’ve put together a gift guide with some fun […]
Winter is on its way, and with it the holiday season and the parties and meals that come along with it. Most of us find we indulge a little more in holiday snacks and treats – and these are often sugar and carb laden. One of the major stresses of managing type 1 diabetes (T1D), […]
Canada is home to world-class researchers who are making discoveries with the potential to improve the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, these research findings can only make a difference if we share them with the knowledge users, ie. the right people, including health care providers, people living with T1D and […]
On October 28, 2024, the Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia (UBC) held its third annual meeting on UBC campus in Vancouver to discuss progress to date as well as the team’s ambitious plans for Years 4 and 5 of the research program. During Year 3, the team made several […]
Breakthrough T1D’s largest advocacy event – Kids For a Cure was held from November 3rd to 5th in Ottawa, Ontario. Held every two years, Kids for a Cure is Breakthrough T1D Canada’s most important advocacy initiative. Our youth advocates from across Canada help politicians understand the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) […]
Dr. Alyssa Weinrauch is the third annual recipient of the J. Andrew McKee Fellowship in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), jointly funded by Breakthrough T1D Canada and the Stem Cell Network (SCN) based at the Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship in Type 1 Diabetes, […]
Since 1986, corporate Canada has been participating in one of Canada’s longest running and top fundraising events, the JDRF Ride to Defeat Diabetes. This year rides were held in Montréal and Toronto on October 10 and 16 and 17, respectively, along with ‘Ride Your Way’ events taking place across the country all October. T1D is […]
From September 9-13th, 2024, scientists, healthcare professionals, and the diabetes community from around the world gathered in Madrid, Spain for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual conference. The event was attended by researchers, clinicians, pharmaceutical and device companies, regulators and leaders in the diabetes field from more than 120 countries, and […]
JDRF Canada is pleased to share that our US affiliate Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF, headquartered in the US) has awarded an Industry Drug and Development Grant to Integrated Nanotherapeutics (“INT”, Vancouver, BC). Founded by academic scientists, including Dr. Bruce Verchere – lead of the JDRF Centre of Excellence at UBC – INT is a biotechnology […]
New research finds that ustekinumab, a drug commonly used to treat psoriasis, may help children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes keep making insulin for longer. Results from a clinical trial named USTEKID, published in the journal Nature Medicine, suggest that ustekinumab may be effective in treating the early stages of type 1 diabetes in children and […]
Meet Bonnie Barber from Regina, SK, a resilient mother of seven, valued JDRF donor, and longstanding volunteer leader helping to champion JDRF Canada’s $100M Campaign to Accelerate. Bonnie shares her journey navigating the challenging early moments of her two children’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses, how this relentless disease has impacted her family, and what […]
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller, Disability rights advocate Since our founding 50 years ago, JDRF Canada has helped fuel almost every advancement in type 1 diabetes (T1D) care and cure research by bringing together the T1D community, donors, researchers, and funding partners to work towards […]
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