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Jennifer McVean, MD September 23, 2010
Type 1 Diabetes Jennifer McVean, MD September 23, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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T1D incidence is rising 3-5% per year
Incidence /100,000/ yr in children aged 0-14 REWERS
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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!
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Omnipod tubeless CSII
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring
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Integrated CSII & CGMS
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What’s ahead…
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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
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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
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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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Sunday, October 3 at Myrick Park 12pm Registration 1pm Walk
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