JDRF has been shortlisted for a Charity Times Award in the Trustee Board of the year category. The Charity Times Awards, now 10 years old, are an annual celebration of best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector. The dedication demonstrated by JDRF’s Board of Directors to raising the...

There is still time to be part of JDRF Team Pingu 2009 at the BUPA Great South Run on Sunday 25th October in Portsmouth. The Great South Run is a 10 mile flat, fast course through the streets and seafront of Portsmouth which is ideal for both elite and fun runners. Those that enter will receive a...

A report released on 27th July 2009 has suggested that the poorest people in the UK are up to twice as likely to develop diabetes as people of average income. The report also states that those from the poorest background who have the condition are more likely to go on to develop complications. In...

On Friday 24th July, a new type 1 diabetes research project taking place in New Zealand hit the news. This study is based on the concept of xenotransplantation - organ transplantation between species. The researchers from biotechnology company Living Cell Technologies are planning to take islets...

On 20th July 2009, the Daily Telegraph featured a case study about neonatal diabetes. It focused on a little boy called Jack Neighbour, who was diagnosed with the condition shortly after he was born and treated with insulin. Neonatal diabetes can lead to developmental delay, and in Jack’s case...