Latest Research & Reports

This is the 11th annual report analyzing the research grant funding by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

NIH Spends $1.1 Billion on Diabetes Research -- but Zero for a T1D Practical Cure

The individuals who serve as Directors of the JDRF and ADA are the ones who ultimately decide how to allocate the $300+ million donated to T1D research every year. Their decisions and leadership either accelerate or decelerate speed to a cure.

Diabetes nonprofit executives are among the highest paid in their field, topped by ADA CEO Tracey Brown who made over $1 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. These leaders are within the top 1% of earners in the United States and earn more than the highest level executives at similarly sized nonprofits.

This report identifies the eight projects currently in human trials that have the potential to become a Practical Cure for T1D and to be available in the next 15 years.

This report provides an overview of all the type 1 diabetes research projects currently active in human trials registered with the US FDA.