Our Cause: Juvenile Diabetis Research
A new diagnosis of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes can spark a range of reactions, including anger, sadness, and guilt. Whatever your feelings, they are normal, and you are not alone.
Life With Diabetes
Life with diabetes poses challenges for every member of the family. Whether you have diabetes yourself, or are the parent or loved one of a person with diabetes, it takes time to adapt to the day-to-day demands of the disease. But treatment options are improving all the time, and diabetes will not prevent you or your child or loved one from living a full and active life. With medical and emotional support, children with diabetes and their families learn to cope with the demands that the disease imposes. A child with diabetes -- depending on age -- will learn to take over much of his or her care. As time goes by, everyone will gain knowledge and confidence, and be able to celebrate successes, learn from mistakes, and move away from the intense feelings common after diagnosis.
Until there is a cure, JDRF wants to provide information that will help you cope with the burdens diabetes imposes, take advantage of help that is available right now, and keep you and your loved ones as strong and healthy as possible. Their website contains some basic information about diabetes and its management that is based, first and foremost, on input from parents and children who have "been there" as well as from physicians and diabetes educators.
JDRF's Online Diabetes Support Team is a group of volunteers working with staff to provide one-to-one support, a sympathetic ear, and some practical suggestions to families affected by diabetes.
For more information about Juvenile Diabetis please visit the Juvenile Diabetis Research Foundation.
We're counting on your support
Your donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation through Team JDRF is greatly appreciated. Please donate online through the Chapter of your choice. All donations are tax deductible.
Los Angeles Chapter
Attn: Anna Sussman
1111 S. Arroyo Pkwy #400
Pasadena, CA 91105
213- 233-9904
To donate by mail, checks should be made payable to:
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or to JDRF
(with Team JDRF/Tim Skipper in the memo section)
Greater Dallas Chapter
Attn: Nancy Wolff
9400 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1201
Dallas, TX 75231
214-373-9808
To donate by mail, checks should be made payable to:
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or to JDRF
(with RAAM Team JDRF/Brenda Barnell in the memo section)
Any amount will help TEAM JDRF reach its goal - A World Without Diabetes.
