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Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes. Jennifer McVean, MD September 23, 2010. Outline. Type 1 diabetes: increasing incidence and prevalence Exciting research and developments in type 1 diabetes Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and The Walk to Cure Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes. Autoimmune Disease

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Type 1 Diabetes

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  1. Type 1 Diabetes Jennifer McVean, MD September 23, 2010

  2. Outline • Type 1 diabetes: increasing incidence and prevalence • Exciting research and developments in type 1 diabetes • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and The Walk to Cure Diabetes

  3. Type 1 Diabetes • Autoimmune Disease • White blood cells attack & destroy islet cells in pancreas which produce insulin • Absolute insulin deficiency • Symptoms: polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss • Requires lifelong treatment with insulin given by injection or subcutaneous infusion

  4. Type 1 Diabetes • One of the most common chronic diseases of childhood • In the US: • 13,000 new childhood diagnoses per year • Prevalence for ages 0-19 years is: 1/300 – 1/500 • Number of new patients annually has tripled in the past 20 years www.cdc.gov

  5. T1D incidence is rising 3-5% per year Incidence /100,000/ yr in children aged 0-14 REWERS

  6. Therapeutic Areas Immune Therapies Beta Cell Therapies Complications Therapies Glucose Control Stop the Attack! Restore Beta Cells! Prevent, Stop, Reduce! Tight Control!

  7. Omnipod tubeless CSII

  8. Continuous Glucose Monitoring

  9. Integrated CSII & CGMS

  10. What’s ahead… • http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8046715

  11. JDRF Mission: to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications

  12. Who is JDRF? • Founded in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes  • Raises money and advocates for government spending for type 1 diabetes research • Global leader in funding research toward a cure for type 1 diabetes • Sets the agenda for diabetes research worldwide  • Largest charitable funder of type 1 research

  13. JDRF Has funded more than $1.4 billion in research JDRF annually receives top rankings from organizations that rate charities More than 80 percent of our expenditures directly support research and research-related education

  14. Sunday, October 3 at Myrick Park 12pm Registration 1pm Walk

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