Can Type 1 Diabetes Be Prevented? You Can Help Answer This Question!

If someone in your family has type 1 diabetes, you and other family members may be at risk.

Find out what you can do to help us learn more about type 1 diabetes.

• Only 3-4 people out of every 100 tested will have the antibodies.
• Children under 18 years of age who do not have the antibodies can be retested every year to see if their risk has changed.

 

If your blood test shows that you have the antibodies, we will invite you to have further blood tests at a study center. These will tell us if you can join a prevention study.

How to Get Screened

Make an appointment at one of our regional clinical centers by: