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Type 1 Discovery magazine

Type 1 Discovery magazine brings you real-life stories of people living with type 1, in-depth interviews with researchers who are changing lives with their work, and the latest type 1 tech innovations that are helping to improve treatment for many.
Content last reviewed and updated: 15.08.2023

Front cover of Issue 94 Type 1 Discovery magazine

Published three times a year, Type 1 Discovery is packed with features, news, updates and ways to get involved with JDRF. In the current issue you’ll find:

  • Our cover star Tom Ball talks about Britain’s Got Talent and finding community.
  • Professor Partha Kar speaks about his work and the future of type 1 diabetes in the UK.
  • Berni Warren shares her experience of living with type 1 and eye complications.
  • Dr Fiona Docherty talks about her love of research.
  • Many other people who are living with type 1 who talk about their experiences
  • Ways to get involved in supporting JDRF’s research to treat, prevent and cure type 1

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Type 1 diabetes news

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Nina Willer, who used hybrid closed loop technology through pregnancy, and her child.
Treatment research
7 November 2023

Hybrid closed loop technology set to be made available in England and Wales

The announcement is the biggest treatment breakthrough for type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin.

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T cell immune system
Research
6 November 2023

New research highlights the effectiveness of immune therapies for type 1 diabetes

The research, which was co-funded by JDRF, reveals that drugs that target the immune system offer very effective and rapid improvements in stabilising blood sugar levels, often within just three months.

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Dr Ify Mordi, lead type 1 diabetes researcher
Clinical trials
25 October 2023

JDRF award £1.5 million grant to University of Dundee for type 1 diabetes clinical trial

The new JDRF-funded clinical trial called SOPHIST will test a drug to help people with type 1 diabetes and heart failure.

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Young person receiving an injection of the immunotherapy drug teplizumab.jpg
Research
18 October 2023

Clinical trial finds teplizumab slows type 1 diabetes in people newly diagnosed 

Results from a clinical trial called the PROTECT study show that teplizumab can preserve beta cell function in children and adolescents newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.