JDRF Wichita

06/19/2013

Make sure to check out the June edition of Women's Focus for pictures from the JDRF Silent Auction for a Cure earlier this spring! You can pick up your free copy at Dillons stores in and around Wichita.

06/18/2013

Don't forget! RSVP's for the Walk Awards Celebration are due by Friday June 21! Hope to see you all there--

06/11/2013

Want to know what it’s like to be in an artificial pancreas (AP) trial? Read “Testing an Artificial Pancreas System”, an interview with Tom Brobson, who recently participated in a JDRF-funded clinical trial. Tom relays his firsthand life-changing experiences in living with a functioning AP system: http://jdrf.org/blog/2013/testing-an-artificial-pancreas-system/

Testing an Artificial Pancreas SystemBy Lindsey Bewley McCannJune 5, 2013Living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires constant care and attention: blood-glucose monitoring, carbohydrate counting, insulin dosing, and monitoring for high and low blood-glucose levels. But new technology is changing T1D m...

05/29/2013

Mark Your Calendars NOW! The 2013 Wichita Walk Awards Celebration will be Wednesday June 26 at Exploration Place! Top fundraising prizes and the TOP TEAM TRAVELLING TROPHY will be awarded! More details coming soon...

05/28/2013

The Department of Endocrinology at Children’s Mercy Hospital & Clinics is looking for participants in the following research studies:

1: Relatives of people with Type 1 diabetes have a 10-15 times greater risk for the disease than those with no family history. The Pathway to Prevention study provides no cost screening for the presence of diabetes-related auto-antibodies that may determine an increased risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. Relatives – parents, siblings and children ages 1-45 and half-siblin...gs, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews ages 1-20 are eligible to be screened.
2: We are excited about conducting the Oral Insulin trial for those found to have positive insulin auto-antibodies. Results from a recent study suggest that oral insulin might delay or even prevent Type 1 diabetes in some people at risk (Skyler, JS et al.Diabetes Care 2005; 28:1068-76). Other studies are on the horizon!!

To be screened for the trial, CMH will be in Wichita on Thursday May 30 from 3pm-7pm and Friday May 31 from 10am-3pm.

Please call to schedule an appointment to avoid prolonged waiting periods!!

For more information and eligibility requirements, contact Renee Duprau, RN, MSN, CPN at (816)960-8942 or (888)563-3070 or [email protected].

05/22/2013

Researchers have recently discovered a new hormone, betatrophin, that has the ability to promote the natural replication of insulin-producing beta cells. Read more about the discovery and its potential implications for beta cell replication and regeneration - one of JDRF’s research priorities. http://jdrf.org/blog/2013/discovery-of-new-hormone-may-impact-t1d/

Discovery of New Hormone May Impact T1DBy mcookMay 16, 2013The media has come alive, exciting the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community, following the publication of findings of a new hormone in Cell on April 25. The previously unknown hormone, called betatrophin, was found in a mouse study to have the un...

05/22/2013

Thanks to all of our 2013 Wichita Walk participants, Team Captains, corporate partners, supporters and volunteers for the amazing work in helping us to raise $106,258 for T1D research and research-related education! WAY TO GO! And BIG congrats to our top individual fundraiser, Miss Addison Wissman, who raised an amazing $4,879! And of course, we can't forget the winner of the Top Team Travelling Trophy, Ryan's Racers, with outstanding $1217.50 per participant fundraising average. Keep your eyes out for the 2013 Wichita Walk Awards Celebration, coming soon!

05/21/2013

Did you know that JDRF has a special resource to connect people with T1D clinical trials? It’s called the JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials Connection – visit the site and learn more: https://trials.jdrf.org/patient/

To find a cure, JDRF needs people with type 1 diabetes to consider participation in human clinical trials of experimental new therapies.

05/20/2013

17-year-old Reed Gialketsis of Nevada is going to JDRF’s 2013 Children’s Congress this July. Read her blogpost, “A Numbers Game, or: We Are All Number One,” and learn why this is such a special honor for her. http://jdrf.org/blog/2013/a-numbers-game-or-we-are-all-number-one/

A Numbers Game, or: We Are All Number OneBy JDRFMay 15, 2013Congratulations, kid, you’re going to Washington! Now what? By Reed Gialketsis(17 years old, Nevada)At this year’s Children’s Congress, 161 kids and teens will gather in Washington, D.C. But there’s another number that I think deserves att...

05/16/2013

Last call! The prize deadline for the 2013 JDRF Wichita Walk to Cure Diabetes is Friday May 17 at 5pm! All pledges--including unconfirmed gifts--must be recieved by that time to count towards your prize total for this year' Walk. This includes the Top Team Travelling Trophy! If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us. We've raised over over $102,000--let's see how far we can get!

05/14/2013

The Department of Endocrinology at Children’s Mercy Hospital & Clinics is looking for participants in the following research studies:

1: Relatives of people with Type 1 diabetes have a 10-15 times greater risk for the disease than those with no family history. The Pathway to Prevention study provides no cost screening for the presence of diabetes-related auto-antibodies that may determine an increased risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. Relatives – parents, siblings and children ages 1-45 and half-siblin...gs, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews ages 1-20 are eligible to be screened.
2: We are excited about conducting the Oral Insulin trial for those found to have positive insulin auto-antibodies. Results from a recent study suggest that oral insulin might delay or even prevent Type 1 diabetes in some people at risk (Skyler, JS et al.Diabetes Care 2005; 28:1068-76). Other studies are on the horizon!!

To be screened for the trial, CMH will be in Wichita on Thursday May 30 from 3pm-7pm and Friday May 31 from 10am-3pm.

Please call to schedule an appointment to avoid prolonged waiting periods!!

For more information and eligibility requirements, contact Renee Duprau, RN, MSN, CPN at (816)960-8942 or (888)563-3070 or [email protected]

05/10/2013

Happy Mother's Day to ALL of our T1D Moms! JDRF moms are T1D strong, and we’ve got the resources to keep them that way! JDRF has several resources that T1D moms will want to know about (and they’re great for our amazing T1D dads, too!) There’s the new T1D Pregnancy Toolkit for expectant parents with T1D, the Adult Type 1 Toolkit for newly diagnosed adults and the Bag of Hope for newly diagnosed kids. Learn about how you can make use of these resources here: http://jdrf.org/blog/2013/make-the-most-of-this-mom-ent/