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“The writing was on the walls,” said Rebecca Dawson when she reflected back on her daughter Ava’s type 1 diabetes…

“Trust your gut,” said Dave Meyn after learning his 5-year-old daughter Ellie has type 1 diabetes (T1D). Although he and…

Kendall Burns’ type 1 diabetes (T1D) story began in 2013 with lunch and a routine cheerleading physical when she was…

“At the time, everyone was so nonchalant about it, the prospect of diabetes seemed like no big deal,” said Tina…

The day after the first anniversary of her father’s passing, Jennifer Zaffarano and her family faced yet another obstacle to…

Kelly Green’s son, Dominic, was diagnosed with T1D in 2007 when he was three years old. “It was a total…

Lia Benn recalls it as her “mommy intuition” when she had a feeling something wasn’t right when her then 22-month-old…

“Your son has type 1 diabetes” was the phrase that changed Shari Navetta’s life. Shari’s son, Andrew, was diagnosed with…

You may have participated in a Breakthrough T1D Walk or Gala but do you know that we also have an…

The Breakthrough T1D Greater Michigan Walks are gearing up for a great year of fundraising and with that comes many…