
Outreach Happenings in Southeast Michigan for 2017!
Calling all Teens with T1D! Saturday, January 28, 2017 Breakthrough T1D Teen Central – Winter Carnival! Breakthrough T1D and our…

Message from the Chapter Board President
Breakthrough T1D has made exciting progress this year in our mission of accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat…

Breakthrough T1D Open House-Artificial Pancreas
On November 12, 2016, the Breakthrough T1D Metro Detroit/Southeast Michigan Chapter hosted an Open House at Wayne County Community College…

Ambassador Ronald and Eileen Weiser Make $500,000 Donation to Breakthrough T1D to Fund Type 1 Diabetes Research
Ann Arbor, Michigan – October 31, 2016 – Ambassador Ronald Weiser, former U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, and candidate…

Expanding Its T1D Network: Grosse Pointe/East Side Breakthrough T1D Networking Coffee Group
The Grosse Pointe/East Side Group is welcoming new members to build upon its community of T1D support. Members are primarily…

Celebrating 50 Years of Surviving Type 1 Diabetes: Ann’s Angels Raise More Than $11,000 for Breakthrough T1D One Walk in Detroit
On Monday, May 9, 1966, Ann McKenzie’s parents tried to wake her up for school and to their dismay found…

Julia’s Jedi Force Fights To Find A Cure For T1D
Lia Benn recalls it as her “mommy intuition” when she had a feeling something wasn’t right when her, then 22-month-old…

Dia-Buddies for Life
At just seven years old, Leora Schottenstein suddenly found herself thirsty all of the time, constantly having to use the…

Brooke’s Tumblebetics Team Balances Life with T1D On and Off the Mat
For many, including the Kleins, Thanksgiving is a time of year to spend with family and friends, while over indulging…

Ellie’s Crew Returns to Trot Out T1D as Team Ellie’s Type 1 Trotters
At three-years-old, fun-loving Ellie Creps visited the doctor to be treated for, what was thought to be, an ear infection.…