Type 1 diabetes
strikes children suddenly, requiring them to take
multiple injections of insulin daily or to use a
continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. While
insulin helps control the symptoms of the disease,
it is not a cure for diabetes—nor
does it prevent the eventual devastating physical complications
including kidney failure, blindness, heart disease,
stroke and limb amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children
with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $900
million to diabetes research, including in excess of
$98 million in 2005 alone. In fact, the Foundation
funded 500 centers, grants and fellowships in 19 countries
this past year.
Trustmark’s Coffee in the Courtyard, sponsored
by the Human Resources Department, raised over $3,800
for the 2005 Walk to Cure Diabetes through the
sale of coffee, home-baked goodies, and other donated
items. In addition, a silent auction was held for larger
items.
