JDRF Applauds Major Advancement in Development of Lifesaving Diabetes Technology NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 — JDRF applauds the recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first outpatient artificial pancreas trial in the United States, marking a critical development in the effort by JDRF and…

By Thania Benios Since its discovery in 1921, insulin has been called one of the few miracle drugs, having saved countless lives from an otherwise incurable disease. Yet 90 years later, treating and managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is still a tricky business. Insulin, a hormone, is crucial to life….

This past Fall, some of our local families met with U.S. Representative Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania’s 5th District.  Representative Thompson is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, & Forestry.  He also serves on the House Natural Resources…

Registration opened for the 2012 Ride to Cure Diabetes on January 31st.  The Central PA Chapter’s very own Dan Hayward was the first rider to sign up for the Ride in Burlington Vermont on July 12-15, 2012!  This past November, Dan participate in the Ride to Cure in Tucson, Arizona. …

A Letter from Ride to Cure Participant and JDRF Board Memember, Dan Hayward

Dear JDRF Supporter, 113 miles! No sweat. That’s what I thought on a crisp, cool morning standing on a downtown Tucson, Arizona street at 6:45 a.m. My Ride to Cure Diabetes adventure was to start at 7 a.m. I had done all the training; I changed my body for this…