JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Jordan is relatively new to the type 1 diabetes community – he had his one year diagnosis anniversary last month – but his dedication to raising funds and awareness is very impressive indeed.

Jordan’s life includes all the usual activities of an Aussie kid, footy, riding his bike, as well as playing double bass and piano. He and his family try hard not to let the disease affect him, and mum Karen says proudly that he just gets on with things.

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You know that type 1 diabetes is no walk in the park, so now is the perfect time to remind your friends and family why you joined this event.

JDRF needs your help to reach our target of $2 million for type 1 diabetes research.

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Type 1 diabetes is a difficult disease and daily management can be stressful, but it was a walk in the park yesterday for 40,000 people to share their hopes for a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Kids, mums, dads, workmates, friends, neighbours and grandparents joined together at the Walk to Cure Diabetes to celebrate research progress in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Geraldton, Albany, the Gold Coast, Bundaberg, Townsville, the Sunshine Coast, Banrock Station, and Mount Gambier.

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It’s just one month till the Walk to Cure Diabetes brings together 40,000 Australians with the shared goal of finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. Will you be one of them?

The Walk to Cure Diabetes is a special event that takes place in October at around 20 locations across Australia. The goal is to raise $2 million for medical research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, a devastating lifelong disease that affects over 122,300 Australians.

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In 2009 the Walk to Cure Diabetes is a celebration of hope and progress towards a cure for type 1 diabetes. This year, two of the participants from Melbourne – a healthy little girl and a middle aged woman battling health challenges – highlight the progress that has been made in diabetes management over the last few decades.

Billie is 8 years old and her family is one of the top fundraisers for the Walk to Cure Diabetes. She is on an insulin pump, which is proven to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Despite the daily pain and burden of managing type 1 diabetes, her health prospects are improving all the time thanks to new knowledge of the disease and its complications.

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Around 30,000 people across Australia joined together on Sunday 18 October to celebrate hope and progress towards a cure for type 1 diabetes at the Walk to Cure Diabetes.

The Walk to Cure Diabetes held every year by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and is now one of Australia’s largest and longest running charity fundraisers.

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