Let's Talk T1D: Screening and Prevention with TrialNet

B﻿reakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) is the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization.  As we drive towards curing T1D, we help make every day better for the people who live with it.Percée DT1 (auparavant FRDJ) est la principale organisation mondiale de recherche et de défense du diabète de type 1 (DT1). Tandis que nous cherchons à trouver des thérapies de guérison pour le DT1, nous aidons à améliorer le quotidien des personnes qui vivent avec cette maladie.

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Join us for Let’s Talk T1D: Screening and Prevention with TrialNet

Please join us for our first Let’s Talk T1D Education Series event of the new year. We are pleased to offer an informative discussion on screening and prevention, with special guests from the TrialNet clinical study at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. TrialNet is at the forefront of type 1 diabetes research. They offer risk screening for relatives of people with type 1 diabetes and innovative clinical studies testing ways to slow down and prevent disease progression. Please join her presentation to hear about risk screening and how TrialNet is pursuing their goal: a future without type 1 diabetes.Research has shown that family members of people with T1D are at a 15x greater risk of developing T1D than the general population. The ultimate goal for this program aligns with JDRF’s research strategy: identifying preventative and screening measures that will stop the disease before it starts.Dr. Diane Wherrett received her medical degree at Queen&#x27;s University in Kingston, Ontario. She trained in Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology at The Hospital for Sick Children and did a research fellowship in the immunology of type 1 diabetes at Stanford University. She is currently a Staff Physician in the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children and Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the Canadian Centre Director for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet. This event is open to everyone. We hope to see you there

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Let's Talk T1D: Screening and Prevention with TrialNet

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