Learn the Basics
Types of Insulin You Need To Know
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, which helps your body use sugar from the food that you eat for energy.
Administering Insulin
There are many ways to give yourself insulin. Therapies include pumps, injections and inhalers.
Blood Glucose Monitoring
Explore the various methods for checking your blood-sugar levels and maintaining good control.
What is Glucagon?
During an episode of hypoglycemia, people with T1D may need glucagon right away.
5 Tips for Improving Your Diabetes Management
Blood sugar management and target goals are unique to each person.
6 Tips for Carb Counting With Type 1 Diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must balance the amount of carbs they consume with the right dose of insulin.
Why Insulin Pump Choice Matters
If you are one of the 1.25 million Americans with type 1 diabetes (T1D), you need to take insulin every day to live.
What are Your Technology Options?
Compare your technology options to decide what could work best you or your loved one’s T1D management.
T1D Technology
Hear from six people living with T1D about their T1D Tech, the fears they had before using their various devices, and how these options have changed their life with T1D.

Do your devices still work for you?
Take the device check up from DiabetesWise, an initiative from Stanford University School of Medicine and people living with diabetes. It is supported by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
JDRF’s Impact on T1D Tech
JDRF works relentlessly to drive innovation in T1D treatments while working to ensure every person impacted by T1D has affordable access to the tools that are right for them.
Artificial Pancreas
We are working to provide technology that is small, user-friendly and accurate, so that people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can get through the day without needing to check blood-sugar levels or dose insulin as often.
Coverage 2 Control
Join in the movement to persuade insurance companies to provide predictable and reasonable costs for insulin, freedom to choose your pump, and coverage for artificial pancreas systems.