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JDRF (Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation)

ellamia by ellamia Talking Back(October 2007) (rank 51st)

Id like to tell you a little bit about JDRF (Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation). They have the walk comming up in the next week or so. We do this every year. My husband Shannon Barratt has Juvenile Diabetes.

WHAT IS TYPE 1 DIABETES

Everyone gets this confused

no its not because your fat or what you have eaten this is a chronic disease that destroys the body's ability to produce insulin - a hormone needed to convert food into energy. This is a serious disease and everyday he has to inject himself with insulin 4 times a day. There is a 1 in 12 chance of my husband passing this onto the girls. I am hoping there will be a cure soon. There have been cases of people loosing body parts and all sorts

Insulin will help you stay stabilised but even with this type 1 diabetes can cause long-term health problems like heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and nerve damage. Type 1 diabetes isn’t the same as type 2 diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is obesity related usually and isn’t insulin based but if not looked after it can be insulin based.

Type 1 Diabetes starts in childhood or early adults, although I recently met someone with type one diabetes diagnosed at 40 years old. This disease can start as early as a infant at 8 weeks of age and can have up to 6 insulin injections a day for the rest of their life just to stay alive.

WHAT CAUSES THIS DISEASE

Your immune system turns on itself by mistake and destroys the beta cells in the pancreas and removes the ability to produce insulin. We need insulin to allow to body to process sugar to make energy.

THE SYMTOMS

This can occur in days or weeks depending on the individual. This can include extreme thirst, needing to use the toilet for urinating and sudden weight loss. These are the most common there are others. If this is untreated and not seen to by a doctor you can go into a coma.

Most people diagnosed with this disease there is no family link unlike the Type 2 diabetes which is family related.

HOW TO HELP

JDRF is trying to find a cure to help these people with Diabetes please donate and help find a cure. You can donate on the site to sponsor. Here is the link to sponsor a participant

walk.jdrf.org.au/search.asp

Here is a link to sponsor Shannon

walk.jdrf.org.au/teamParticipant.asp

Here is a link to Donate to JDRF

www.jdrf.org.au/support/donate.html

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mumsfun312
December 19th | mumsfun312
Re: JDRF (Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation)

As a mum of a 7 yr old diabetic I think the more people in general are educated about this condition, the sooner we will find a cure



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HarrisonsMommy
November 2007 | HarrisonsMommy
Re: JDRF (Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation)

Thanks for sharig Kelly...diabetes is such a debilitating disease...

Angela



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emmie
October 2007 | emmie
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great advice thanks for sharing


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winja
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | winja
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well done on the advice hun it was great! a few of my family members have type one diabeties but got it as adults coz it was stress related or something then a few have type 2. very informative ans well researched keep up the good work!


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ellamia
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | ellamia
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Thanks Cazza.

Love Kell


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cazza
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | cazza
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Great Article kelly, and something we all hope there is a cure for this one day..

All the best for your hubby and his walk....

take care
love cazza


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