We help make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We are Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF), the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy charity, we help make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. Together, we are opening doors that were once closed by diagnosis. We are accelerating world-class international research, connecting the brighte
st minds, and driving innovation forward. Research was the inspiration behind the founding of Breakthrough T1D over 50 years ago by families living with T1D and research breakthroughs is how we will make the condition a thing of the past. At Breakthrough T1D, we help make everyday life with T1D better for the people who face it. We do this by focusing on what the T1D community needs now and next. We address the issues that impact the T1D community, break through barriers, and campaign to raise awareness of the need for better access to T1D treatments and technologies. We support and connect people living with T1D and provide information and guidance that make it easier to live and thrive with T1D. We provide expert, specialist information and advice through our website, including toolkits and Rufus the Bear with T1D, to help children at different stages of T1D. We also run community events for people with T1D to meet others living with the condition. At Breakthrough T1D you will find meaningful support, be able to connect with others, and by supporting us will help fuel the breakthroughs to make T1D a thing of the past.
