Welcome to my personal Fund A Cure page! I'm helping to raise funds for the JDRF South Jersey Chapter 2015 "One World" Gala, and I need your help!
Odds are you also kow someone living with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but do you really know what having diabetes means? And what if that someone was you, your child or spouse or best friend?
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Its onset has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. There is nothing you can do to prevent it, and nothing you can do to get rid of it. The pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy from food. People with T1D need to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin (with injections or a pump) multiple times per day - every day for the rest of their lives. People with diabetes are at constant risk of having their blood sugar levels rise too high or fall too low. These extremes can be life-limiting and life-threatening.
Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent the many comlications that often accompany diabetes: kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation, and pregnancy complications. Ask people who have T1D, and they will tell you: it's difficult, it's upsetting, it's life-threatening, it never goes away.
Please support my efforts to raise monies for this year's Fund A Cure! By doing so, you can help make a difference for millions of people living with T1D. Thank you for your generosity and support!