Some people go the extra mile for their favorite cause. Roberta Winter went 800 miles past that: In August 2018, she biked from Bremerton, WA to Napa, CA to raise funds for T1D research.

Dr. Jerry Nepom, who founded BRI’s Diabetes Research Program in the 1980’s, and who led BRI’s growth as a world-class research institute for 3 decades, answered our questions about the state of T1D research: 

For siblings, the changes that come when a sister or brother is diagnosed with T1D hit like an earthquake, sudden and seismic.

Tips to survive the winter when living with an autoimmune disease, including bundling up, preparing for the elements, and staying active.

Here are three ways we're using our expertise to improve type 1 diabetes research worldwide.

BRI researchers have spent more than two decades pursuing one of T1D research’s holy grails: a way to halt the disease before insulin production stops.