# Breakthrough T1D UK: The type 1 diabetes charity

> Join us in our mission to discover better treatments, expand access, and work towards a cure for type 1 diabetes\.

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## Pages
- [Connect Immune Research]()
- [Insulin]()
- [Careers at Breakthrough T1D UK]()
- [Volunteering opportunities]()
- [Take part in type 1 diabetes research studies]()

## News
- [£50m donation for type 1 diabetes research to lead the race for a cure]()
- [JDRF and Medical Research Council co\-fund new research into type 1 diabetes treatments]()
- [African Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes are more at risk of sight loss]()
- [£100 million pledge by Bukhman Foundation to transform type 1 diabetes research and treatment]()
- [Experimental treatment shows early promise for protecting insulin\-producing cells in type 1 diabetes ]()

## Research Projects
- [Improving screening tests for type 1 diabetes]()
- [Developing a better understanding of diabetes burnout]()
- [Developing resources to support people with body image issues and type 1 diabetes ]()
- [Investigating how diabetic nerve pain can be caught earlier in younger people ]()
- [T1D Plus: A clinical trials platform testing multiple drugs to treat type 1 diabetes]()

## Resources
- [T1DE can’t wait: The progress we’ve made and the risks ahead ]()
- [How the APPG for diabetes is driving real change for people affected by T1D]()
- [I realised I wanted to give something back to the type 1 community]()
- [“I’m hopeful for what the future holds” – our journey with teplizumab]()
- [Even if it feels like the end of the world, you should never lose hope]()

## Information Events
- [Breakthrough T1D Virtual Discovery Day: Advocating for yourself with T1D](https://breakthrought1d.local/information-events/breakthrough-t1d-virtual-discovery-day-advocating-for-yourself-with-t1d/)
- [Breakthrough T1D Technology Discovery Event: London 2026](https://breakthrought1d.local/information-events/breakthrough-t1d-technology-discovery-event-london-2026/)
- [Breakthrough T1D Technology Discovery Event: Leeds 2026](https://breakthrought1d.local/information-events/breakthrough-t1d-technology-discovery-event-leeds-2026/)
- [Breakthrough T1D Technology Discovery Event: Cardiff 2026](https://breakthrought1d.local/information-events/breakthrough-t1d-technology-discovery-event-cardiff-2026/)
- [Managing your Wellbeing with Type 1 Diabetes – Virtual Discovery Event](https://breakthrought1d.local/information-events/managing-your-wellbeing-with-type-1-diabetes-virtual-discovery-event-2024/)

## Fundraising Events
- [400,000 Step Challenge](https://breakthrought1d.local/fundraising-events/400000-step-challenge/)
- [TCS London Marathon 2027](https://breakthrought1d.local/fundraising-events/tcs-london-marathon-2027-charity-places-type-1-diabetes/)
- [One Walk 2026](https://breakthrought1d.local/fundraising-events/one-walk-2026/)
- [Cape Town Marathon 2027](https://breakthrought1d.local/fundraising-events/cape-town-marathon-2027/)
- [Charity Golf Day](https://breakthrought1d.local/fundraising-events/charity-golf-day/)

## Jobs
- [Scientific Advisory Council Healthcare Professional \(Dietitian\)](https://breakthrought1d.local/jobs/scientific-advisory-council-healthcare-professional-dietitian/)
- [Scientific Advisory Council Lived Experience Member \(18\-22 years old\)](https://breakthrought1d.local/jobs/scientific-advisory-council-lived-experience-member-18-22/)
- [Scientific Advisory Council Clinical Researcher Member](https://breakthrought1d.local/jobs/scientific-advisory-council-clinical-researcher-member-2026/)
- [Royal Parks Half Marathon cheer station volunteer](https://breakthrought1d.local/jobs/royal-parks-half-marathon-cheer-station-volunteer/)
- [Great North Run cheer station volunteer](https://breakthrought1d.local/jobs/great-north-run-cheer-station-volunteer/)

## People
- [James Norton]()
- [Anne Cartwright]()
- [Shareen Forbes]()
- [Renuka Dias]()
- [Steve Bates]()

## Formats
- [Shared stories](https://breakthrought1d.local/formats/shared-experience/)
- [Articles](https://breakthrought1d.local/formats/article/)
- [Guides, posters \& leaflets](https://breakthrought1d.local/formats/guides-posters-leaflets/)
- [Expert opinion](https://breakthrought1d.local/formats/expert-opinion/)
- [Discovery magazine](https://breakthrought1d.local/formats/discovery-magazine/)

## Audiences
- [Adults](https://breakthrought1d.local/audiences/adults/)
- [Professionals](https://breakthrought1d.local/audiences/professionals/)
- [Parents](https://breakthrought1d.local/audiences/parents/)
- [Children and young people](https://breakthrought1d.local/audiences/children-and-young-people/)
- [Newly\-diagnosed](https://breakthrought1d.local/audiences/newly-diagnosed/)

## Topics
- [Everyday life](https://breakthrought1d.local/topics/everyday-life/)
- [Treatments \& technologies](https://breakthrought1d.local/topics/treatments-technologies/)
- [Managing type 1](https://breakthrought1d.local/topics/managing-type-1/)
- [Research](https://breakthrought1d.local/topics/research/)
- [New diagnosis](https://breakthrought1d.local/topics/new-diagnosis/)

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- [Sitemap index](http://breakthrought1d.local/sitemap_index.xml)