The Diabetes Research Center of UZ Brussel and the VUB has received a research grant to the amount of USD 1,199,550 from JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The grant will support a research project on the continuous monitoring of glucose levels in children and (young) adults, with a moderate to very high risk of developing T1D. The study aims to facilitate early diagnosis of the disease with minimally invasive monitoring, hereby reducing the risk of associated severe acute complications. T1D is an incurable disease in which the body does not recognise its own beta cells, causing the immune system to attack them and the cells to produce little to no insulin. Consequently, glucose levels cannot be adequately controlled. An estimated 10 to 15% of diabetic patients suffer from T1D. This autoimmune disease affects both children and adults.
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