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Through transformative research, the Diabetes Group strives to improve the lives of children and families living with diabetes. Our researchers are dedicated to making prediction, prevention, new treatments and a cure a reality.

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Kids with harder to manage diabetes improve the most from insulin pumps

May 8, 2019
Kids with the highest blood-sugar levels experienced the most improvement after starting insulin pump treatment, according to new research. The study suggests insulin pump therapy should be considered for children with higher blood sugar levels to help avert some of the lifelong complications of diabetes. 
  • Continue reading Kids with harder to manage diabetes improve the most from insulin pumps

$3.2-million in new technology to boost diabetes research at BC Children’s

Jun 6, 2016
The Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories took centre stage at a special event featuring the Honourable Amrik Virk, BC Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services.
  • Continue reading $3.2-million in new technology to boost diabetes research at BC Children’s

A new test to help doctors monitor and treat type 1 diabetes

Apr 11, 2016
A new blood test developed by researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and UBC will help doctors monitor patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) potentially leading to improved predictions about disease progression and more effective, personalized treatments.
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Immune system discovery may lead to new treatments for type 1 diabetes

Feb 15, 2016
Researchers at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia have found that special proteins called chemokines help keep our bodies’ defenses in check by preventing the immune system from mistakenly harming healthy tissue.
  • Continue reading Immune system discovery may lead to new treatments for type 1 diabetes

Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Lab at CFRI awarded $3.2M

May 29, 2015
Diabetes research in British Columbia got a major boost today with the announcement of a $3.2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to the Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Laboratories at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children’s Hospital.
  • Continue reading Canucks for Kids Fund Childhood Diabetes Lab at CFRI awarded $3.2M

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BC Children's Hospital Research Institute operates on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples — xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Further, this acknowledgement, gratitude, and respect extends to all the First Nations communities on whose traditional territories the Research Institute builds relationships and operates in BC.

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