Young footballers from Great Britain were crowned European champions last weekend after winning the Medtronic Diabetes Junior Cup in Geneva. The British senior team, made up of ten players aged 12 to 18, defeated competition from Spain, Sweden and Denmark to beat Slovenia in Sunday’s final on...

Does diagnosis of type 1 diabetes follow a seasonal pattern? Some doctors have previously suggested that there may be peaks in diagnosis in the winter. A new international study has looked at patterns of type 1 diagnosis around the world, and its findings have been published in the medical journal...

More than 150 parents and children affected by type 1 diabetes joined together last weekend at the very first Friends for Life conference in the UK. Families who attended the event, held at Beaumont House in Windsor, enjoyed social activities, found out about the latest research into type 1...

Earlier this month, type 1 diabetes researchers revealed that they were able to give alpha cells from the pancreas a makeover – turning them into insulin-producing beta cells. The findings, published in the 6th August edition of the scientific journal Cell, were the result of a JDRF-funded...

An islet transplant recipient has won four gold medals and one silver at this month’s British Transplant Games in Coventry. JDRF supporter and athlete Mary Jenkins, 65, won gold in the 800m, 400m, 200m and the 3km power walk at the event which took place between 30th July and 2nd August. She also...