Lab coats optional, curiosity required
Charity Work
For every assembly, Broken Beakers donates $50 to Breakthrough T1D!
As parents of a child with type 1 diabetes, we are proud to support research towards cures. Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) is a leading global T1D research and advocacy organization. Please click on the link below to learn more about Type 1 diabetes and Breakthrough T1D's mission to support life-changing research.
Broken Beakers Assemblies is NOT affiliated with Breakthrough T1D.
About Type 1 diabetes:
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Diabetes is a disease that disrupts the body’s ability to regulate glucose levels. Though they share some similarities, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes have different causes, effects, and treatments.
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition that is not preventable. In T1D, the body destroys the cells that produce insulin, a hormone that everyone needs to get energy from the food they eat. People living with type 1 diabetes must take insulin by injection or through an insulin pump to survive. T1D is the less common form of diabetes.
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Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body makes insulin but does not use it properly. T2D is the most common type of diabetes.
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In the U.S., approximately 199,000 children and adolescents under the age of 20 are living with T1D.
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In the U.S., approximately 1.3 million adults over the age of 20 are living with T1D.
(source: Breakthrough T1D)