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Winter 2013 Issues: Top Research Highlights and Cool Research News
This season’s Top Research Highlights brings you news about a study that found that normal bacteria living in the intestines-called gut microbes-may influence the development of autoimmune disorders, including type 1 diabetes (T1D). Also highlighted is a Breakthrough T1D-funded study that used pancreases donated to the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) to determine that […]
The T1D Pancreas
Did you know that people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or who are at an increased risk of developing the disease have smaller pancreases than people not at risk? The lower weight of some pancreases may be attributable to a smaller number of insulin-producing beta cells. Thus, this discovery provides compelling evidence that people at […]
Men on a Mission – Michael Plumer
Meet one of this year’s Dream Gala Men on a Mission, Michael Plumer, as we honor his continued support and dedication to Breakthrough T1D. Michael Plumer is a vice president at Lockton Dunning in Dallas. Five years ago, his son Reid was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 3 years old. Overwhelmed and forever changed, […]
Pregnancy Tool Kit Now Available!
The Breakthrough T1D Pregnancy Toolkit was created to fill a gap in resources for those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who are pregnant or planning for a pregnancy. This guide explains T1D management goals for pregnancy and reviews how to obtain the best possible support from healthcare providers at every stage. The Pregnancy Toolkit includes: • Tools […]
Why it MUST be T1D.
Everyone living with T1D knows the kind of teeth-gritting frustration that comes when people don’t understand the difference between T1D and type 2 diabetes. Last week, the Bay Area found itself in an uproar after prominent radio and TV stations ran a story asserting that high sugar diets bring on diabetes. Nowhere was there distinction […]
Breakthrough T1D Design Contest
Be a part of the “Our Everyday Heroes” Race Car Design Contest for Breakthrough T1D, hosted by Ford Customer Service Division! Click here for more details.
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March 2013 Cure Champions
2013 Boston Marathon Team Breakthrough T1D is part of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon Official Charity Program and has a team of runners participating in the 117th running of the race on April 15, 2013. Our marathoners come from near and far and each share a commitment to raising funds for type 1 diabetes […]
Tom Brobson of Breakthrough T1D Describes the Artificial Pancreas
From FOX 2 News, Detroit In March 2013, Tom Brobson, Breakthrough T1D National Director of Research Investment Opportunities, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 44, talked to FOX 2 Detroit’s Health Works Reporter Deena Centofanti about research advancements in the artificial pancreas, a system comprised of a sophisticated smartphone that takes data […]
Our #1 for March is…Elizabeth Greer
I had been home from the hospital for one day. My dad was tucking me into bed, and it finally hit me. My diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was going to change my life forever. It was the first and only time I’ve seen my dad cry. He didn’t know what diabetes would bring, but, […]
