At Milestones for Children, our mission is to raise funds to support finding cures for rare pediatric diseases. Our goal is to fund necessary research to help diagnose and find a cure for them - one disease at a time. More...

Glucose transporter deficiency syndrome (Glut1 DS) is a pediatric brain energy metabolic syndrome.Children with this disorder have a myriad of physical and mental disabilities, ranging from mild to so severe that they cannot walk or talk. Learn more about Glut1 DS...

Glut1 DS was first discovered less than twenty years ago. However, the research to find a cure has progressed quickly over those twenty years. There is already a mouse model for Glut1 DS and scientists are poised to move the research forward toward a cure. Learn more about efforts to cure Glut1 DS...

The single most important need at this time in the life of Glut1 DS research is funding. You can help by giving right now and by encouraging others to give. More...