"Because I have Type 1 diabetes, my daughter is at risk.  That's why I had her screened through TrialNet.  If Type 1 diabetes is in your family, I encourage you to get the rest of your family screened."

-Miss America 1999 Nicole Johnson, with daughter Ava.

A simple blood test could detect a risk for type 1 diabetes up to ten years before symptoms appear.  Being tested is important because if you are at increased risk, you might be eligible to join research studies that are testing ways to prevent and delay Type 1 diabetes.

As part of an international research effort led by the National Insitutes of Health, diabetes researchers at more than 150 TrialNet locations are offering this test to eligible family members of people with Type 1 diabetes.

The Diabetes Clinical Research Program at Benaroya Research Institute is the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Northwest Clinical Center.  As the Northwest Clinical Center, the Diabetes Program coordinates with sites in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska to conduct prevention research for persons at risk for Type 1 diabetes and to study intervention therapies for children and adults with newly diagnosed diabetes.