JDRF Australia

jdrf is the world’s leading not-for-profit supporter of type 1 diabetes research, investing more than $1.6 billion since 1970 including more than $63 million into australian research. jdrf’s support has been behind most major advances in type 1 diabetes research in the past four decades. we collaborate with industry partners, commercial partners and governments ($35m funded through the australian type 1 diabetes clinical research network) to bring our research results into the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes. as we work towards a cure for type 1 diabetes, we also support the type 1 diabetes community with information, resources and personal connection. typically striking young people, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys the ability to produce insulin, which is vital for life. there are more than 120,000 australians living with type 1 diabetes. type 1 diabetes requires a daily regime of multiple injections or continuous infusion of insulin through a pump,