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New Brunswick expands access to insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors

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March 21, 2023 – New Brunswick – The Government of New Brunswick achieved an important milestone today by announcing an investment of $2.1 million to improve access to diabetes devices. The province will be expanding the insulin pump program by removing the existing age cap, updating the family contribution calculation, and including coverage for continuous […]

March 21, 2023

New CDC Study: Children Who Have Recovered from COVID-19 May Be at Increased Risk of Diabetes

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JDRF is committed to providing timely information about the latest research updates relevant to the diabetes community. Early January 2022 researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States reported that children who have recovered from COVID-19 may be at an increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes. The CDC’s […]

January 18, 2022

The JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes announces two new funding opportunities for specialized diabetes research

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On April 20, 2022, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and JDRF announced new funding for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the areas of precision medicine and psychosocial health. This new tranche of funding stems from the 2021 Federal Budget announcement on strategic investments in diabetes research. The JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes […]

April 28, 2022

Nasal versus Injectable Glucagon for Children with T1D

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Content repurposed with permission from: type1better.com Despite best efforts to keep a child’s blood glucose within target, severe hypoglycemic episodes can happen, and it’s best to be prepared for the unpredictable. The risk of severe hypoglycemia is higher in children with T1D than in adults with T1D. This could be due to children being less aware of […]

August 14, 2023

JDRF and CIHR Announce Recipients of New Grants to Accelerate Type 1 Diabetes Research

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To mark November’s National Diabetes Awareness Month, JDRF is excited to announce a new investment of $7 million to support four Canadian research teams as part of the JDRF-CIHR Partnership to Defeat Diabetes. These grants will help to accelerate development of stem cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D), improve pediatric diabetes research across Canada, […]

November 25, 2021

JDRF Canada marks National Diabetes Awareness Month by launching new Monster Tamer Campaign

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Toronto, ON β€” November 10, 2021 – JDRF Canada, the leading organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is marking November and National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) with a new Monster Tamer Campaign. T1D is an autoimmune disease that many have said can feel like living with a monster – a monster that requires you to […]

November 10, 2021
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