Type1Screen offers free type 1 diabetes risk screening to those aged over 2 years with ANY relative diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

Australia
Joined September 2021
You know the phrase "knowledge is power"? That's what you gain when you or a family member gets screened for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Visit the link below to learn more about screening and early detection! bit.ly/4fufuY0
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Hidden codes – called autoantibodies—attack healthy beta cells that make insulin. When there aren’t enough beta cells to make insulin, blood sugar levels rise. That’s when symptoms show up. Click the link in our profile to see common T1D symptoms.
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General population screening for early-stage 'silent' T1D drastically reduces DKA at diagnosis #24ADC
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If you're at #24ADC, you're going to want to catch as many of these amazing sessions on T1D screening and prevention as you possibly can! Featuring presenters from @ATIC_t1d @BetaCellCRE @Type1Screen and our T1D National Screening Pilot @JDRFaus @ADSADEA
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Proud to be a part of an international research team creating new guidelines set to change the way we diagnose type 1 diabetes. Congrats to WEHI clinician scientist and @TheRMH endocrinologist Assoc Prof John Wentworth and all the co-authors! 👏👏
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Some important progress in autoimmune type 1 diabetes with a potent anti-inflammatory agent—baricitinib—preserving pancreas β-islet cell function in a small, randomized, placebo-controlled trial nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE… @NEJM
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🚨RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH🚨 A @JDRF-funded, world-first clinical trial in Australia, has shown that a commonly prescribed drug (#baricitinib) can suppress the progression of #Type1Diabetes in those newly diagnosed with #T1D! 🔗 bit.ly/3RvbTPq @JDRFaus #GBDoc #Research
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@NEJM6 Dec 2023
Editorial: Immune Interventions at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes — Finally, a Bit of Hope nej.md/3NcAk1q
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In the BANDIT phase 2 trial, patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes treated with the JAK inhibitor baricitinib had higher C-peptide levels at 48 weeks than those treated with placebo, suggesting preservation of β-cell function. Full trial results: nej.md/481yfNY

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Congratulations ATIC clinical trials lead, Associate Professor John Wentworth and the @Type1Screen team from @TheRMH and @WEHI_research for their commitment to equity in screening for #t1d. The at-home blood test was FINALIST in the @VicGovDH Victorian DoH Awards!
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Join us for the November Beyond Insulin seminar, next Thursday November 23 at 1pm - 2pm AEST Speaker: Prof Natasha Rogers Title: CD47 – more than just a receptor on islets No registration necessary, all welcome! More info here: atic.svi.edu.au/news-events/…
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It’s World Diabetes Day and today we launched our first in-school screening pilot as part of the Type 1 Diabetes National Screening Pilot. Thanks for all the amazing students, parents and teachers at Inaburra School that made today such a success. Catch us on @9NewsAUS tonight
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Guiding a delicate blue balloon through life's winds is the daily dance of #T1D Through fatigue, joy, sorrow, or celebration, it remains our unseen companion, always asking for grace and balance. 💙🩵 #BlueBalloonChallenge
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In 2 weeks, join us on #WorldDiabetesDay to celebrate the Pledge to #EndDiabetesStigma 🗓 14 Nov 2023 📍 Live-streamed & In-Person in Melbourne, Aus 🍽 Light refreshments served from 5:30PM 🎤 Hosted by @NormanSwan & @RenzaS 🎟Register Today (free!)🎟 enddiabetesstigma.org/world-…
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Our next 'Beyond Insulin' seminar takes place Friday 27 October at 1pm. Dr Linda Wu from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research will present: “Checkpoint inhibitor related autoimmune diabetes: from bench to bedside” No registration necessary; flyer available here…
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