You may be wondering why I am supporting this cause. Well, I want to raise awareness and funds about this disease. Let me explain a little more. Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells of the pancreas. In this case, the pancreas is not producing any insulin at all, and this has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. There is no cure for it, and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. Actually, this disease usually starts in children, and this is how I became involved and passionate to help this organization, JDRF, to find the cure.
Not long ago one of my friend's daughter was diagnose with T1D, and I was able to learn how hard this can be for the child and the mother, since she needs to check her sugars several times a day, and give herself insulin shots during the day.
If Diabetes is not controlled, there are many complications such as, kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation and pregnancy complications. This is also true for those with Type 2 Diabetes. In either case, living with Diabetes is not an easy task, but there are a lot of strong people out there doing their best, having courage, perseverance, strength and not allowing it to get in the way of achieving their goals.
Please support my efforts to raise monies for this year's fundraising. JDRF is a global organization working on finding the cure for T1D.
Thank you for your support!!