News & Stories

Each day, we're proud to watch the JDRF Blue Army help accelerate life-changing breakthroughs in research to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its complications. Here, you’ll find inspiring stories from our community and exclusive tips and tricks to inspire you to complete the JDRF One Walk Step Challenge.

Matt is walking to defeat T1D with a little help from his Ma...

Fifteen years have passed since Matt Ralston’s T1D diagnosis, and he’s a far cry from the year 5...

This Melbourne mum’s 2 year operation to make an impact

Lorraine Adams describes her son’s T1D diagnosis in October 2016 as a date she’ll never forget. ...

Defeating T1D at home (and away) with the Morley family

Diagnosed while the family were living in Saudi Arabia at the age of 22 months, Jemima Morley has th...

This mother-son duo is telling T1D to Dia-BEAT IT!

Despite their traumatic introduction to the world of T1D, the Sanyal family have gone on to thrive w...

One Talk With... April Welsh

This week, we caught up with April Welsh, JDRF x Medtronic ambassador for this year’s One Walk Ste...

One Talk With... Rob Palmer

Many Aussies living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have probably had the pleasure of taking One Walk wit...

Taking on the One Walk Step Challenge isn’t a ‘Pickle’...

One of the first things 12-year-old Erin Willows ever searched for on the internet was the history o...

One Talk With… Ellie-May Maguire

Ellie-May Maguire is a paramedic and type 1 diabetes (T1D) advocate who has spent the last 10 years ...

Coffs Harbour Diabuddies Sierra and Ruari are double the tro...

Sierra Bowen (8) and Ruari Buttle (12) have a lot in common. They both live on the sunny mid north c...

How this hypo unaware T1D advocate is taking on the One Walk...

Kirrily White is JDRF’s Lead Advocate for NSW and has been an instrumental part of securing millio...

One Talk With... Ryley Eckert

The One Walk Step Challenge has officially ended, but that certainly doesn’t mean the battle to ra...

One Talk With... Dr. Ki Wook Kim

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Jemima Montag

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Professor Liz Davis

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Dr. Toby Coates

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Jess, Leeanne and Aidan

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Emily Vuong

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

One Talk With... Tom Neller

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research ...

Why this One Walker is Stepping Up...

Funds raised in The One Walk Step Challenge will support the most promising Australian T1D research....

Why Daniel, Living With Type 1 Diabetes, Is Doing The One Wa...

Fundraising Tips From Last Years Top One Walkers

These Researchers Are Working To Improve Lives And Find Trea...

Professor Toby Coates' Research Focuses On Islet Transplanta...

A family's journey to the new 'normal'

A family's journey to the new 'normal'