The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation and is the leading advocate and fundraiser for type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. More than 85% of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education.
Diabetes is a chronic, debilitating disease affecting every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune disease also known as juvenile diabetes) and type 2 diabetes (a metabolic disorder also known as adult onset diabetes). Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes is a disease that strikes children suddenly and makes them dependent on injected or pumped insulin for life. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it remove the constant threat of devastating complications such as kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. While diagnosis most often occurs in childhood and adolescence, it can and does strike adults as well.
The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.16 billion to diabetes research, including more than $137 million in FY2007.
For more information, visit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation website.
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Last Updated: 27 May 2008 at 21:13 EDT (-0400)
