Doctors are evaluating a new treatment for people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) designed to reset the immune system and restore the cells which make insulin. You may qualify if …
About Type 1 Diabetes
Over 45 million people around the world live with Type 1 Diabetes, including over 300,000 in Canada. What Is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is an autoimmune …
Individual Fundraiser
Do you know someone whose life has been impacted by diabetes? We invite you to fundraise your own way with a Facebook Fundraising event. No matter the size, every effort …
Pat McCormack
Pat McCormack remembers the exact date he was diagnosed with Type1 diabetes: May 25, 1991. But an even more vivid memory is the one where he learned the implications of …
Cole Byers
At the age of 15, Cole Byers has raised more than $130,000 for diabetes research. Mind you, he did have a head start. He was barely two years old when …
Tortoise vs The Hare – Islet Transplantation vs Technology
The race to find a more effective and non-evasive, injection-free therapy for patients with Type 1 diabetes involves many players. The remaining question is not when, but who is going …
DRIFCan and the Edmonton Protocol for Type 1 Diabetes Cure Research
Alberta, Canada – Executive Director of DRIFCan, Melanie Hibbard, spoke with Beyond Type 1 about the Edmonton Protocol and their aim to cure Type 1 diabetes. DRIFCan, or Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada, …