100 years since the discovery of insulin: the roadmap to our next big breakthrough

It’s an exciting time for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research with several big breakthroughs poised to make a significant impact on the lives of people with the disease, writes Dr Dorota Pawlak, chief scientific officer at JDRF Australia. Up to the early 20th century, a T1D diagnosis meant a shortened lifespan and ultimately a death