NEWS
JDRF, the UK Type 1 diabetes charity
and INPUT Patient Advocacy, the UK
diabetes technology advocacy charity,
have announced plans to combine their
organisations in order to work together
to improve the lives of people with Type
1 diabetes. This merger will unite two
strong voices for people with Type 1
diabetes in the UK in a shared mission
to accelerate the progress of research to
cure, treat and prevent Type 1 diabetes,
and improve access to new treatments
and technologies.
Karen Addington, UK Chief Executive
of JDRF says, "JDRF and INPUT have
worked together closely for over a decade,
sharing expertise and insights to improve
the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes.
JDRF's global research programme has
been driving the development of new
treatments for Type 1 diabetes including
the artificial pancreas, encapsulated islets
and glucose-responsive insulin. As many
of these treatments move closer to reality,
it is essential that we support and facilitate
their swift adoption by the NHS."
Lesley Jordan, INPUT Chief
Executive, adds, "Linking JDRF's worldclass research
with INPUT's expertise in
diabetes technology access will increase
INPUT's capacity to tackle individual, local
and national access issues. Together,
we will help more people gain access
to diabetes technology, now and in the
future. Input will continue to exist but
within JDRF and will be still available to
Charities update
The core UK diabetes charities have all been busy with new
developments and partnerships in recent months.
give advice to people with Type 2 diabetes
regarding access to technology, should
they need it. This merger will take away
some of the back-office admin, leaving us
freer to focus our energy on doing more
advocacy, which is where we feel we
most need to get our messages across."
JDRF in the UK is part of a global
network of charities, which together
make the world's leading charitable
funder of Type 1 diabetes research. For
20 years, INPUT has supported people
living with diabetes, advocating for easier
access to diabetes technology across the
UK, such as insulin pump therapy, flash
and continuous glucose monitoring and
structured education.
INPUT and JDRF will start to work
together from the JDRF London offices
from July, with the formal merger planned
for October 2018.
With Gusto
Meanwhile, JDRF and restaurant chain
Gusto have partnered up to raise
JDRF AND INPUT
TO MERGE
awareness and funds for Type 1 diabetes
and to help end the guessing game that
is part of eating out in a restaurant if you
have the condition. As part of a menu
refresh, all Gusto restaurants across the
UK now offer fully carb-counted menus
available to anyone who asks. Matt Snell,
Managing Director of Gusto, says, "We're
delighted to be able to kick off this new
menu launch by partnering with JDRF to
help make a difference to people in the
UK who live with type 1 diabetes."
Gusto has pledged a proportion of
proceeds from their Romesco chicken
salad to JDRF. Donations will also be
made when you reserve a table and you
will also get a 20% discount if you book
via this link:
gustorestaurants.uk.com/jdrf
This comes as additional news after
Smith and Wollensky, another small UK
restaurant chain, was the first restaurant
in the UK to work with JDRF to do a
carb-counted menu and a donation per
www.inputdiabetes.org.uk
www.jdrf.org.uk
INPUT's Lesley Jordan (left) with JDRF's Karen Addington.