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The JDRF Media team is here to help journalists and producers with information on type 1 diabetes research, with facts and figures about type 1 diabetes, position statements, information on the celebrities giving their backing to JDRF and with any other enquiries.
Content last reviewed and updated: 09.08.2023

Are you a journalist seeking information about type 1 diabetes and our mission to prevent, treat and cure the condition? We are able to provide members of the media with:

For all media enquiries please email pressoffice@jdrf.org.uk. This email is monitored between 09:00 and 17:30 Monday to Friday.

Please note: the above email address is for enquiries from the media/journalists only. Please email info@jdrf.org.uk with all other enquiries.

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Professor Richard Oram in the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building at the University of Exeter.
7 March 2024

New biochip launches that detects genetic risk of type 1 diabetes

A new test by Randox, developed with JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Exeter, is the first in the world to use genetics to quickly identify who is at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

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A graphic of a DNA double helix with a piece being removed demonstrating genetic engineering.
Cure research
21 February 2024

Primate with type 1 diabetes becomes insulin-independent after receiving gene-edited cells without immunosuppression

A transplant of stem cells grown into pancreatic islets has allowed a primate with type 1 to make its own insulin again.

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A profile photo of type 1 diabetes prevention researcher, Professor Claire Meek.
Prevention research
13 February 2024

JDRF and Helmsley Trust funding leads global research push to prevent type 1 diabetes

JDRF and the Helmsley Charitable Trust have announced over £1.5 million in joint funding for five international researchers – including one UK-based researcher – to access unique data sources and unravel how type 1 diabetes develops, with the goal of preventing the condition.

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Advocacy
1 February 2024

Our letter to the producers of Would I Lie to You?

We wrote to the producers of the hit BBC show after they broadcast jokes about type 1 diabetes.

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A small container containing three tablets of a novel glucose-responsive oral insulin.
29 January 2024

Early research shows glucose-responsive insulin tablets are safe and effective in animals

Researchers have developed a new oral insulin that travels in an inactive state to the liver and is only activated by rising blood glucose levels.

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A doctor talking to a young woman holding a pen
policy,
23 January 2024

Parliamentary Inquiry calls for urgent action on type 1 and disordered eating

Parliamentary Inquiry chaired by our Global Health Ambassador, Rt. Hon Theresa May MP and Sir George Howarth MP, highlights the risks of type 1 diabetes-related eating disorders (T1DE).

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Researcher Safiya Naina Marikar pipetting in the lab.
Research
2 January 2024

Research breakthrough shows insulin-producing cells can be regenerated

We could be one step closer to replacing the need for regular insulin injections in people living with type 1 diabetes, thanks to JDRF-funded research in Australia published this week in the Nature journal.

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The Rt. Hon Theresa May MP giving a reading at St Paul's Cathedral
Events
20 December 2023

Musicians and familiar faces attend charity carol concert at St Paul’s Cathedral

Last night JDRF teamed up with the Royal Osteoporosis Society to host a charity carol concert at St Paul’s Cathedral. The event featured a lineup of familiar faces, including The Rt. Hon Theresa May MP and Derrick Evans MBE.