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New Website Makes Screening for Type 1 Diabetes Easy

People with a family member with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are 15 times more likely to develop the disease. If someone in your family has T1D, the rest of the family can be screened for free. A new interactive website for T1D screening called “Pathway to Prevention” provides locations for screening and other important information. A simple blood test could detect an increased risk for T1D years before symptoms appear. If family members are at increased risk, they may be eligible to participate in clinical trials that are testing ways to prevent and delay T1D. This test is available to eligible family members of people with T1D through an international research effort led by the National Institutes of Health. Visit www.trialnet.org to learn more about screening.