The Mandurah community is invited to take part in a walk to raise funds for diabetes research this weekend.
The JDRF One Walk is the world’s biggest type 1 diabetes (T1D) fundraising event and will take place in Mandurah for the fifth year.
Each year, JDRF walks around the globe bringing together around 1 million people to raise over $85 million for life-changing research.
T1D is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas loses the ability to produce insulin, a hormone that turns food into energy. T1D strikes both children and adults suddenly. It is not caused by diet or lifestyle.
People with T1D require constant blood glucose testing through painful finger pricks, and a constant supply of insulin by injection or pump, just to stay alive.
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This year, JDRF One Walk Mandurah is being held on Sunday, November 25, at Riverside Gardens Foreshore in Greenfields (Wanda Road) opposite Eacott Park.
JDRF Australia chief executive Mike Wilson said that last year 20,000 Australians participated in JDRF One Walks around the country, raising more than $1 million for type 1 diabetes research.
“The funds raised at JDRF One Walk are vital to our continued funding for critical type 1 diabetes research,” he said.
“A life-long autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes usually occurs in childhood but can be diagnosed at any age.
“More than 120,000 Australians have this disease, and there are more than seven new diagnoses each day.
“One Walk is a fantastic event that brings together the type 1 community to raise awareness and funds, to help us turn type one into type none.”
The 3km event starts at 10am, but check-in is at 9.30am.
To register for the event, visit the website here.
To make donations to local girl Jesse Fortune’s fundraising efforts, visit this website.
