hilarynathan
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Breakthrough T1D UK policy & communications director - the world’s leading type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organisation. All views my own
Joined January 2009
Amazing credit to John @triggersbroom17 , who has turned Hull blue, to improve diabetes dx save lives and to remember his lovely, beautiful Lyla. John you are an inspiration and a leader for us all in the diabetes community . #WDD We hold you close in our hearts @GBDocInfo
Hull has turned blue. Proud of you our little girl, and of a diabetes community that should be respected, not ridiculed. #LylasLaw #Hull #emotional #fyp
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This 👇. Oh my goodness little Aoife has a whole heap of talent! Telling the world about #type1diabetes in poetry. Amazing. Do watch #wdd #worlddiabetesday
It’s #WorldDiabetesDay And I could tell you a lot of things about #T1Diabetes But I think Aoife tells it much much better Do have a listen x #gbdoc 💙
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It’s #worlddiabetesday ! The birthdate of Frederick Banting, who discovered and brought insulin to the world. Let’s join together in raising awareness, dispelling myths and celebrating people who live w #T1D #type1diabetes ! #wdd
Every day, people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) do something extraordinary - they manage a condition that never takes a break. Over 400,000 people in the UK live with type 1. It does not discriminate and you can be diagnosed at any age. Today, on World Diabetes Day, we’re
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Every day, people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) do something extraordinary - they manage a condition that never takes a break. Over 400,000 people in the UK live with type 1. It does not discriminate and you can be diagnosed at any age. Today, on World Diabetes Day, we’re
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This👇 Signs and symptoms of T1D. Please share far and wide. In memory of Lyla and in honour of John Story and his family
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"This study gives us a missing piece of the puzzle, explaining why type 1 diabetes progresses so much faster in children than in adults." - Rachel Connor, Breakthrough T1D Scientists from the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge have discovered that type 1 diabetes progresses more
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They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
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The BBC is headlining this research which is testament to the importance of this breakthrough finding. https://t.co/U4bUzAhb2N Thank you to colleagues & partners across @BT1DUK @DiabetesUK& Steve Morgan Foundation @BreakthroughT1D
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They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
Small clusters…big findings! Our #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge researchers have discovered why type 1 diabetes progresses faster & can be more severe in young children - it’s linked to the size of their insulin-producing cell clusters. These insights could lead to targeted
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An amazing #T1D research breakthrough👇 Huge gratitude to the Steve Morgan Foundation for the £50m Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge Funding. Together we are changing lives for people living w T1D @liameaglestone @GBDocInfo
Small clusters…big findings! Our #Type1DiabetesGrandChallenge researchers have discovered why type 1 diabetes progresses faster & can be more severe in young children - it’s linked to the size of their insulin-producing cell clusters. These insights could lead to targeted
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🙏 @sangattv for interviewing me at @BT1DUK Discovery Day hosted by @NishkamCentre: raising awareness of #T1D signs, symptoms & treatment @sangattv is owned by Sangat Trust, a UK Registered Charity backed by gurdwaras from the UK. The channel is broadcast on Sky channel 763
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A fantastic Breakthrough T1D @BT1DUK Discovery Day yesterday in Birmingham, full of information and peer support. Thank you @GlucoseNLies and all our speakers. And to the @NishkamCentre for hosting a day in the heart of Birmingham’s community.
A brilliant day at the Breakthrough T1D Discovery Day in Birmingham 💙 Great to see our patients outside the clinic- connecting, learning and exploring the latest tech in Type 1 care. Talks from Dr Dias, John & Anjanee, meant Birmingham Children’s Hospital representing!
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£107 m flowing into T1D care, transforming health outcomes. Set against the funding constraints that define the NHS currently. Thanks you@parthaskar. We know the battles you fight for people w T1D. We see you. We thank you from all of us @BT1DUK
*NEWS* @NHSEngland committed to delivery of @NICEComms TA 943 via a 5 year delivery plan in 2024 Year 1 (24/25) saw 14.1 million £ extra funding & (subsequently increased to 31 million £ Year 2 (25/26) saw 59.5 million £ All of which have led to over 70% of children now on
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@BreakthroughT1D 1/3 In October @BreakthroughT1UK @BT1DUK launched our white paper on T1D Early Detection & Screening in the UK Parliament. White-paper-on-early-detection-screening-for-T1D.pdf We have a collective & transformative opportunity to delay on the onset of T1D
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1/2 @BreakthroughT1D Director of European Research Carmen Hurtado presented opportunities available through T1D immunotherapies. Prof Emmanuele Bosi explained Italian T1D screening legislation. International momentum and evidence to screen & treat pre clinical T1D is mounting.
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1/1 Two weeks, two parliaments. One Focus: #T1D & Early Detection Screening. I was delighted to be invited to the @EUDiabetesForum European Parliament event yesterday, with an international focus on improving long term T1D population health outcomes through T1D Early Detection
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Prediction update!! End Sept 2025 @NHSEngland have just ticked past 70% mark 70% of children living with #T1D on the best thing science can provide- at the moment Thank you to all healthcare staff who keep delivering Never in doubt 😉#gbdoc 💙
I reckon by end 2025? 80- 85% of #T1Diabetes children will be on a #ClosedLoop in the #NHS Global lead by a distance Bookmark this And let’s see if we can get there 😊 Thank you to all teams working on this @NHSEngland How exciting is that! 💙 #gbdoc
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Powerful message from John Story this morning, continuing to raise critical awareness of the key signs and symptoms of T1D. Know your 4 Ts: Toilet, Thirsty, Thinner, Tired. It could make all the difference. 💙 @triggersbroom17
'Had she had that finger prick test she would have been alive today' John Story told #BBCBreakfast about his campaign for better awareness of the symptoms of diabetes after his two-year-old daughter Lyla died with undiagnosed type 1 diabetes, 24 hours after her mum had taken her
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Amazing awareness raising @triggersbroom17
'Had she had that finger prick test she would have been alive today' John Story told #BBCBreakfast about his campaign for better awareness of the symptoms of diabetes after his two-year-old daughter Lyla died with undiagnosed type 1 diabetes, 24 hours after her mum had taken her
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I grew up with Sami. There are countless stories of his compassionate nature and bright personality. Was there for me many times. If ever help was needed and he was around, he was there for us. #FreeSami
ON SAMI HAMDI AGAIN I want to start by asking this: is it fair or reasonable to judge my son — journalist & political commentator Sami Hamdi — only by a single video from a source linked to Mossad? Please listen to the video below & share it if U can. Sami needs Ur solidarity.
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🧬 Autoimmunity & Type 1 Diabetes Risk 📊 Cohort: 1.43 million Israeli adolescents (ages 16–19) • 2.7% had autoimmune disease (AITD or Celiac) • Follow-up ≈ 15.8 million person-years 🔥 Results: · Incident T1D risk ⬆ 2.2-fold with autoimmunity · Strongest signals: 🦋
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