Mark your calendars everyone! We are so excited to be hosting our first ever event. We’re going virtual with Dr. James Shapiro and Carrie Doll to bring you an evening you won’t want to miss. More details to come in the next few weeks.
Building a foundation of research excellence in the quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure
Shapiro developed the Edmonton Protocol for treating Type 1 diabetes after performing the world’s first human islet cell transplant in 1999.
Grassroots Effort, $22 Million by 2022
Dr. James Shapiro has been working with researchers in Edmonton and internationally on a cure for diabetes. Now, a campaign is underway to raise $22 million to further the work.
Clinical Trials
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, …
