Creating a Lasting Legacy in the Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes

Creating a Lasting Legacy in the Fight Against Type 1 Diabetes Planning for the future means thinking about the people we love and the values we want to carry forward. […]

From Seed Funding to the TEDx Stage: How One DRC-Funded Idea Is Advancing Toward a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

In 2022, Diabetes Research Connection (DRC) awarded seed funding to Dr. Leonardo Ferreira for his project, “A Potential Second Cure for T1D by Re-Educating the Patient’s Immune System.” What began […]

Orchestrating Hope: Alisa Weilerstein on Living with Type 1 Diabetes

In November, Diabetes Research Connection (DRC) hosted Orchestrating a Cure, an intimate salon-style evening that brought together the power of science and symphony in support of type 1 diabetes (T1D) […]

Science Activity: Clean Hands Challenge

Can clean hands really make a difference in diabetes care? In this fun Future Scientists Club STEM activity from the Diabetes Research Connection, kids use bread to investigate how germs spread, why handwashing matters, and how clean diabetes supplies help prevent infection and improve safety.

“She Beeps, and That’s OK”: Author Danakelly Hampton on Confidence, Community, and Living with Type 1 Diabetes

For children living with Type 1 diabetes, medical devices like insulin pumps and glucose monitors can sometimes feel like an unwanted spotlight—especially when they beep in the middle of class […]

Building Comfort into Chronic T1D Care

Before his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 40, Nouchie Pal co-founder, Shane Hibbetts’ life was defined by movement, i.e., dirt bikes, extreme sports, and eventually rebuilding strength after a broken […]

T1D: Back to Basics

Scroll through social media long enough and you’re bound to see it: a photo of an ice cream sundae captioned “instant diabetes.” A coworker eyeing someone’s lunch and asking, “Can […]

A Partner’s Guide to Loving Someone with Type 1 Diabetes

Loving someone with Type 1 diabetes means loving them in a world that often asks them to carry more than anyone can see. It means sharing life with a condition […]

Science Activity: Glucose Test Challenge

Welcome to the Future Scientists Club! Welcome to the Future Scientists Club! This is the very first experiment in our new science series, created to connect our community with diabetes […]

Gary Hall Jr. Shares His Olympic Journey With Type 1 Diabetes

An Olympic Champion’s Journey With Type 1 Diabetes and Hope for a Cure This week, the Diabetes Research Connection Team (DRC) was excited to host American Olympic Swimmer and Type […]

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