Jennifer McVean, MD September 23, 2010 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 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
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
T1D incidence is rising 3-5% per year Incidence /100,000/ yr in children aged 0-14 REWERS
Therapeutic Areas Immune Therapies Stop the Attack! Beta Cell Therapies Complications Therapies Glucose Control Stop the Attack! Restore Beta Cells! Prevent, Stop, Reduce! Tight Control!
Omnipod tubeless CSII
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Integrated CSII & CGMS
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Mission: to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications JDRF Mission: to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications
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
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 19
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