Dedicated to Finding a Cure
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. JDRF is the leading funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes science.
JDRF’s mission has been constant since it was founded four decades ago: to find a cure for type 1 diabetes through the support of research. Until a cure is found, JDRF is also committed to working tirelessly to develop new and better treatments to improve the lives of people who have type 1 diabetes and keep them as healthy as possible.
Today, people with type 1 diabetes rely on insulin to manage the disease. But insulin is not a cure, nor does it prevent the possibility of the disease’s devastating effects, which can include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation, and pregnancy complications. JDRF is dedicated to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes and removing the burdens and threats that the disease carries.
For more information, visit the JDRF Web site at www.jdrf.org, or call 800-533-CURE.
The purpose of this blog is to chronicle a bike ride from Key West, Florida to Syracuse, NY to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). In the US alone, 80 people are diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes EVERY DAY and one of them is my niece Katie. Please support JDRF by making a donation below.
