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Breakthroughs. Discoveries. Progress. These are only possible with the support of people like you.
After decades of steady progress in T1D research, we’ve reached a genuine turning point.
Technologies like continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery have transformed management. And now, we’re developing therapies that aim to change the course of T1D itself.
One of the most promising areas of progress is islet transplantation – an approach that replaces the insulin-producing cells destroyed by T1D.
Together, we can complete the picture and make T1D a distant memory for more than 145,000 Australians living with the condition, as well as their loved ones.
Read about our promising research that’s already making a difference.
How it works
On Giving Day, your generosity will work TWICE as hard to support the brightest minds driving cutting-edge T1D research here in Australia. Piece by piece. Donation by donation. With DOUBLE the impact.
How? EVERY donation is matched by incredible businesses, philanthropists and charitable trusts who believe in the importance of our work, and who are committed to improving lives affected by T1D. Donations will be doubled for 24 hours only or until funds are exhausted.
Donate today and watch your contribution DOUBLE!
“Research is moving incredibly quickly, and we understand more about T1D now than ever before. Support from Breakthrough T1D directly fuels discovery. It keeps experiments running and helps push the science forward.”
– Dr Seigmund Lai, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research
Together, we’re building the full picture
Meet Fletcher, one of the 145,000+ reasons to support T1D research this Giving Day.
When 2-year-old Fletcher couldn’t stop drinking water, his mum Alex began to worry. When he started rapidly losing weight, she took him to the doctor – only to be brushed off.
And when Fletcher began falling asleep at 9.30 every morning, Alex’s instinct told her this was more than just a tired and thirsty toddler. This was something serious.
He was diagnosed with T1D just in time.
This story is far too familiar for many families living with T1D. And so is the heartbreaking reality of their day-to-day life.
Please donate on Giving Day, 11 June, and DOUBLE your impact to help bring a potential cure closer for kids like Fletcher.
“It’s okay, Mummy… I’m brave.”
Managing T1D is a 24/7 job, and the burden can be overwhelming.
Every day, Alex worries whether Fletcher will catch a tummy bug, which often leads to a hospital admission.
Every day, she worries about sending him to daycare, monitoring his glucose levels from afar.
And every day, she worries about his future.
Hope in a cure is what keeps Alex going… and keeps her fighting for more T1D reseach.
With your help, islet transplantation could be in Fletcher’s future.
Islet transplantation is a procedure where islets – which contain insulin-producing beta cells – are taken from a donor pancreas and transplanted into someone with T1D.
Once inside the recipient, the new beta cells start producing insulin again.
Although islet transplantation has existed for almost 20 years, it’s only been made available to a small group of people with specific T1D complications.
And for kids like Fletcher, the health risks associated with islet transplantation – and the immunosuppressant drugs needed for it to work – have outweighed the potential benefits.
But thanks to innovative research focused on removing those risks, there’s new hope for the future. The puzzle is being solved, piece by piece, discovery by discovery.
