"The funds we raise contribute to life-changing type 1 diabetes research, which I’ve personally seen make incredible progress - progress that has allowed me to live insulin-free and given me a new lease on life."
– Tracy
Last financial year, support from fundraisers like you made research like this possible...
A world-first clinical trial aiming to stop T1D in its tracks
A new clinical trial was launched in Brisbane that could change the future of T1D treatment.
Led by Professor Ranjeny Thomas at the University of Queensland, the ASITI-201 trial is testing an innovative therapy designed to retrain the immune system, to help slow down or stop its attack on the cells that make insulin. This milestone is the result of almost 2 decades of research. This trial is now entering the next phase thanks to promising preliminary results and donor support.If successful, it could help people newly diagnosed with T1D keep producing some of their own insulin for longer, reducing their need for insulin therapy.
Helping the body make its own insulin again
Revolutionising insulin therapy
With your support, researchers at Monash University, led by Professor Christoph Hagemeyer, are developing a new kind of ‘smart’ insulin that could transform life with T1D.
This next-generation insulin automatically responds to changing blood glucose levels – releasing insulin when glucose is high and pausing when it’s low – helping to prevent dangerous hypos.
In pre-clinical studies, a single dose of the smart insulin worked for up to 3 days, offering smoother, safer glucose control and fewer injections.
About type 1 diabetes (T1D) research
Breakthrough T1D-funded research is building a world without T1D.
Breakthrough T1D has been part of every advancement in T1D care around the world in the last 50 years.
We support the best research minds in Australia and internationally to make our vision a reality: to find T1D cures, while making everyday life better for those impacted.
Thanks to people like you, we invested $16.9M into vital T1D research in Australia, funding 58 cutting-edge research projects around the country, including 32 clinical trials and studies.
What’s next?
Curing T1D
- Early detection
We’ll identify people in the early stages of T1D so we can one day prevent it from ever developing. - Disease-modifying therapies
We’ll deliver new therapies and treatments so we can prevent, halt or reverse T1D. - Cell therapies
We’ll replace or regenerate cells damaged by the immune system so people with T1D can make their own insulin again.
Improving lives
While we work on finding a cure for T1D, we want to make everyday life better for the people who are impacted by it. That’s why we fund research in the following areas.
- Managing blood glucose levels
We’ll find new drugs and devices so blood glucose levels can be managed more easily. - Complications
We’ll find new ways to manage, delay or prevent health complications associated with T1D. - Mental health
We’ll improve the mental health of those affected by T1D and the people who care for them.
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