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Do you have a family member with type 1 diabetes? You may qualify for risk screening through the Pathway to Prevention Study.
About The Screening
Family members of people with type 1 diabetes are at a 15x greater risk of developing T1D. With a simple blood test, TrialNet looks for diabetes-related markers that can predict your risk years before symptoms appear and determine if you are potentially eligible for a prevention trial.
Participants who test positive for diabetes-related markers receive close monitoring. Screening also provides an opportunity to participate in research that aims to prevent disease progression. Their risk of being diagnosed in diabetic ketoacidosis decreases from 30% to less than 4%.
Who can get screened?
- Have a parent, sibling, or child with type 1 diabetes and are between ages 2 and 45
OR
- Have a grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, or half sibling with type 1 diabetes and are between ages 2 and 20
What Is a Study?
- A clinical study helps advance the future of diabetes! Research patients try new meds or devices not yet available to the public, at no cost to them.
- Research patients meet with a study coordinator and doctor multiple times to monitor them.
- Each visit, patients are compensated for travel expenses.
- Study patients must meet a list of criteria in order to be a part of a study.
- A study can last anywhere from six months to a few years.
Benefits
Receive free medications and free supplies!
Gain better understanding of your disease and take an active role in your health.
Obtain treatments not yet available and contribute to medical research.
Travel stipends for attending most scheduled research appointments.
On average patients receives free care worth $250 - $500 from diabetes experts.
So far Iowa Diabetes Research has spent more than $500K on patients benefits
Our Caring Team
Dr. Anuj Bhargava
CEO and Medical Director
Tara Herrold
Director of Clinical Research
Natalie Young
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kendra Ridenour
Navigator/Study Start-up Manager
Kara Turner
Clinical Research Coordinator
Allie Bohr
Clinical Research Coordinator
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