Living With A Disease
But when an Autoimmune disease impacts every aspects of life, every person in your life matters

Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Type 1 Diabetes

To the ordinary people in our lives, this one’s for you.
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I’m reminded that BRI’s combined effort to tackle the enormous beast that is autoimmune disease is the best strategy for beating them.

Living Well With Disease

At 4, she learned she had type 1 diabetes. At 12, she was diagnosed with Raynaud’s disease. Lauren was 16, her hair fell out in patches ̶ alopecia areata. At 18,she was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. At age 24, she was confirmed to have celiac disease.
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About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.

Mystery Of Multiple Autoimmune Diseases

About 25 percent of people with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.
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A simple blood test can identify five autoantibodies that signal an increased risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D).

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? 
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As a person living with type 1 myself, I feel so much gratitude toward all of the research participants who allow for the development of diabetes care and technologies that permit me to live a full and healthy life.

Fighting Type 1 Diabetes: One Blood Draw at a Time

As a person living with type 1, I feel so much gratitude toward all of the research participants who have allowed for the development of diabetes care and technologies that permit me to live a full and healthy life!
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How we Roll with type 1 diabetes

How we Roll with type 1 diabetes

Life is a constant learning experience. We try something new. We get the results the universe gives us. And we adapt. It’s the field experiment that never ends. 
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Identifying and Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult

Identifying and Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult

Your early 20s are often a time of major life change. But these life changes make it more important than ever to speak up if you think you may have Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) or another autoimmune disease.
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Women Living (And Thriving) with Autoimmune Diseases

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.
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Two-year-old Henry Achilles and his mom, Shannon, jumped at the chance to do something different: help advance autoimmune disease research

How a Toddler Helps Drive Research Forward

Two-year-old Henry Achilles and his mom, Shannon, jumped at the chance to do something different: help advance autoimmune disease research.
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Developing an Immunotherapy Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

Immunotherapy to Cure Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers at BRI and Seattle Children’s Research Institute are making key progress in their quest for an immunotherapy that cures type 1 diabetes once and for all.

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