Blog Posts focused on: Sound Life Project (SLP); Type 1 Diabetes (T1D); Biorepository
July 12, 2018
Run, Bike, Swim – And Sign Up for a Biorepository at the Seafair Triathlon!
Are you competing in this year’s Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon? If so, you may know something about autoimmune disease – and what we’re doing to fight it.
June 11, 2018
Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon Supports Research
The 2018 Benaroya Research Institute Seafair Triathlon, taking place on July 22 at Seward Park, offers participants multiple events on a picturesque course while raising funds and awareness for Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI).
June 7, 2018
Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Type 1 Diabetes
The endocrinology doctors, nurses, and educators who geek out with us on basal rates. The researchers at places like Benaroya Research Institute, working relentlessly toward better treatments and preventions. The school nurses who keep our kids healthy and learning day after day.
May 17, 2018
Living Well With Disease
Lauren remembers clearly the day she learned that her diseases were all autoimmune diseases. “I went to a talk by the former head of BRI, Dr.
May 17, 2018
Run and Get Screened for Type 1 Diabetes Research!
Did you know family members of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have a 15 times greater risk of developing the disease themselves? And did you know that all it takes to find out if you are at risk of developing T1D is a simple risk screening?
May 4, 2018
Fighting Type 1 Diabetes: One Blood Draw at a Time
As a research nurse practitioner, I provide care for children and adults participating in type 1 diabetes research at Benaroya Research Institute.
April 5, 2018
How we Roll with type 1 diabetes
Like many people with a connection to a chronic disease, I do my best to keep up with news about trials and studies that could, just maybe, yield new preventions and treatments. Unfortunately, science does not always succeed in the traditional sense.
March 22, 2018
Identifying and Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult
Your early 20s are often a time of major life change. You may have just moved away from home for the first time, started college, or joined the military. Your health care or medical routine may have become unbalanced or even nonexistent.
March 8, 2018
Women Living (And Thriving) with Autoimmune Diseases
Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t stop Michelle Peterson from a leading a fulfilling life with family and as director of communications and PR at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
February 14, 2018
Why Individual Contributions Matter More Than You’d Expect
If you’ve ever donated to a cause you care about, you may have found yourself wondering about how much of an impact your contribution made. You may be surprised to learn that individual contributions are actually the most powerful support mechanism for nonprofits to continue doing great work.
