Grauer student raised $2,780 for breakthrough T1D Walk During Diabetes Awareness Month

During Diabetes Awareness Month, Lucy Bachrack, a junior at The Grauer School, an independent school in Encinitas, raised $2,780 for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) research with her T4M team walking in San Diego’s Breakthrough T1D Walk, according to a news release.

For the past nine years, the Bachrack family has been participating in the walk. Lucy  was the team captain for T4M (Team for Mia), which was started in honor of her sister, Mia Bachrack, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2016 and is an alumna of The Grauer School. As part of her fundraising efforts, Lucy raised over $380 from cookie sales over two weeks, each time selling out in minutes, at The Grauer School.

“I am grateful to everyone for their support in raising funds,” said Lucy in the news release. “I am also thankful to my teachers and friends for their help throughout this campaign. Especially grateful for The Grauer School’s support for nine years running.”

According to the American Diabetes Association, “Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. When you have type 1 diabetes, your immune system mistakenly treats the beta cells in your pancreas that create insulin as foreign invaders and destroys them.

“When enough beta cells are destroyed, your pancreas can’t make insulin or makes so little of it that you need to take insulin to live. Insulin is a hormone that helps blood glucose (blood sugar) enter your body’s cells so that it can be used as energy. I

“If you have diabetes, blood glucose can’t enter your cells so it builds up in your bloodstream. This causes high blood glucose (hyperglycemia). Over time, high blood glucose harms your body and can lead to diabetes-related complications if not treated.” –The Grauer School news release