GIVING

In the United States alone, a new case of diabetes is diagnosed every 30 seconds; that adds up to more than 1.5 million people who are diagnosed each year. Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease affecting every organ system and there is no known cure. Insulin is not a cure; it is merely life support. Please join the search for a cure by donating an auction item, making a Fund A Cure gift, becoming a corporate sponsor, or volunteering your time.

JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.

The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump - each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research, including $101 million in FY2009. In FY2009, JDRF funded research projects in 22 countries throughout the world, including more than 40 human clinical trials.