A. K. Buckroth is one of 13 siblings, 11 of whom are alive today. Four of those siblings are diabetics. A brief synopsis of her working life includes being a babysitter, a grocery store cashier, a wife, a mother, an executive … Continue reading
Today, June 6, is Dr. Elliot P. Joslin’s birthday. Why is this important to me? He was the first doctor in the United States to specialize in diabetes and was the founder of today’s Joslin Diabetes Center in Brookline (Boston), Massachusetts. … Continue reading
This paper, now historical, was a required research paper at El Camino College in Torrance, California. The credits received were toward my Associate Degree in Legal Assistant studies. My main purpose to present it here is to highlight present students … Continue reading
Originally typed in the Spring of 1987 for her Philosophy class thesis at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, my mother, Theresa V. Buckroth, had this to share… “I could begin with “Once Upon A Time,” but this is not a … Continue reading
JDRF Internal Costs for Administering Research Grants Are the Highest in the Past 15 Years March 25, 2016 JDRF Administration Cost for Each Dollar of Actual Research Grants JDRF’s cost of administering research grants continues to skyrocket. During 2015, the … Continue reading
March Madness Book Sale of My Diabetic Soul – An Autobiography ends today, March 31, 2016 at midnight. Kindle Edition: $0.00; Paperback: $10.95 signed by the author. Popular with T1Ds and T2Ds as referenced, this book is a wonderful learning read written … Continue reading
Deploying the Body’s Army Using patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer By Jamie Green and Charlotte Ariyan | April 1, 2014 T CELLS ATTACK: Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocytes (green) bound to antigens on a cancer … Continue reading
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What Makes JDRF Advocates Stand Out on the Hill? March 15, 2016 They keep coming back They put their day-to-day lives on hold to attend JDRF Government Day because they see the bigger picture—they want to change all lives affected … Continue reading
T1D Community Unites to Make American Girl Dreams Come True March 14, 2016 JDRF is very aware of the amazing strength of the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community—and its commitment to improving the lives of everyone affected by this disease. … Continue reading