BT1D Southeast Michigan

09/04/2026

Urge your Representative to become a cosponsor today at the link below!
https://bit.ly/4gJSJlL

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Only 30 days to go until the Detroit Breakthrough T1D Walk! 💙

We’re counting down to an incredible day of community, hope, and moving closer to a world without T1D.

Haven’t registered yet? Now’s the time! 👟✨
https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/site/TR?fr_id=10774&pg=entry

09/04/2026

As we head into Labor Day Weekend, here are some tips and tricks for making mindful T1D choices at your summer BBQ!

09/02/2026

Registration is officially OPEN for the Ann Arbor & Jackson Breakthrough T1D Walks! 🎉

Join us as we walk together to support everyone impacted by type 1 diabetes and help accelerate breakthroughs toward cures.

Register today and start building your team!
Ann Arbor: https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/site/TR?fr_id=10996&pg=entry
Jackson: https://www2.breakthrought1d.org/site/TR?fr_id=10997&pg=entry

09/02/2026

We’re grateful to have Ford Motor Company leading the way as the Presenting Sponsor of this year’s Journey for T1D at Michigan Stadium!

Ford’s continued support helps fuel our mission to accelerate breakthroughs and create a better future for everyone impacted by type 1 diabetes.

Join Ford and our Southeast Michigan community at the Big House on October 9 for an unforgettable evening in support of Breakthrough T1D.

Get your tickets today: https://breakthrought1d-southeastmichigan.ejoinme.org/

Ford Global Action Team

08/31/2026

We can’t do it without you! Our amazing volunteers make every Breakthrough T1D event possible. Would you like to join the fun and make a difference? Check out the events below and sign up to help us create unforgettable moments.

👟 Breakthrough T1D Walks

🔵 September 26 – Grand Rapids - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/grandrapidswalk26 #/
🔵 October 4 – Detroit - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/detroitwalk26 #/

🍷 Breakthrough T1D Journey for T1D
🔵 October 9 – Ann Arbor - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/JourneyforT1D2026 #/

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

08/31/2026

On July 15, Virginia father Pat McAleer began an extraordinary 5,000-mile bicycle ride across America, dipping his tire in the Pacific Ocean in Washington before riding all the way to Virginia Beach, where he'll finish at the Atlantic Ocean roughly 90 days later.

Pat isn't riding for a personal challenge. He's riding for his daughter, Mary Kate, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 10. Through Ride Pat Ride, he's raising awareness and funds to support T1D research while sharing his family's story with communities across the country.

Pat is currently in Michigan, en route to Jackson and then Detroit. To learn more about Pat or to cheer him on, please visit https://www.breakthrought1d.org/news-and-updates/ride-pat-ride-pacific-atlantic-cross-country-bike-cycling/

08/31/2026

Thank you, Marshalls, for supporting Breakthrough T1D! Please visit your local Marshalls store before 9/26.

Help find cures for type 1 diabetes. Donate or round up in store to Breakthrough T1D, from 8/30 to 9/26.

08/29/2026

🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL: Happy 1st day, Elias!

Elias is 10 years old and starting 6th grade this year.

He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2024 when he was eight years old. We had no family history of Type 1 and really had no idea what we were walking into. We went to the ER after weeks of symptoms that finally started adding up.

Our lives changed overnight.

All of us had to learn about insulin, blood sugar, carb counting, finger pokes, lows, highs, alarms and medical devices. It was a lot. But Elias picked up on it incredibly fast. He learned what his numbers meant, what his body was doing, and what he needed to do next. Sometimes it felt like he was learning right alongside us, and other times he was already one step ahead.

Two years later, he knows an incredible amount about his own diabetes. He wears a Dexcom and insulin pump, treats lows, watches his blood sugar, counts carbs, and knows when something just does not seem right. He is very independent, but he also knows being independent does not mean doing diabetes alone. Sometimes he needs help, and that is okay.

He still plays sports, rides his bike, goes to school, hangs out with friends, and does normal kid things. Diabetes just comes along for all of it.

Type 1 has also given Elias a voice we did not expect. He has attended Friends for Life, gone to diabetes camp, become a Breakthrough T1D Youth Ambassador, and has been on the Juicebox Podcast twice talking about diabetes from his point of view.

One thing Elias has said has always stuck with us: "Sometimes I wish I could leave all my diabetes stuff at home and just be a kid."

That probably explains living with Type 1 better than we ever could.

We are incredibly thankful for the care Elias has received through Mott and Michigan Medicine. His team has helped all of us learn how to manage Type 1 while still letting Elias be Elias.

Type 1 is a huge part of his life, but it is not all of him. He is a kid who happens to know an incredible amount about keeping himself alive, knows when he can handle something himself and when he needs help, and keeps doing the things he loves with diabetes along for the ride.

Hail, Elias! 💛🩵