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Event Alert
Walk to Cure Diabetes Sydney
17th October 2010
The Walk to Cure Diabetes comes to town
The Walk to Cure Diabetes is a special event that brings together 40,000 members of the type 1
diabetes community each year with a shared goal of raising $2 million to find a cure.
Kids, families, friends and workmates will share a message of hope about type 1 diabetes while
celebrating their fundraising with a walk around Parramatta Park.
Typically striking young people, type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease that destroys the ability to produce
insulin, which is vital for life. An autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by a
complex mixture of genetic and environmental factors - but not junk food or obesity.
Mike Wilson, CEO of JDRF, said the Walk to Cure Diabetes is important because type 1 diabetes
doesn’t affect individuals but families, friends and workmates too.
“The Walk to Cure Diabetes is a chance to come together to celebrate research progress and pay tribute
to the scientists who take us closer every year to a cure for type 1 diabetes.”
“Funds raised are part of a critical investment in Australian research, because type 1 diabetes is the
fastest growing chronic disease amongst Australian children. This situation is urgent.”
Walk to Cure Diabetes
17th October – from 10.00 am
Parramatta Park, Parramatta – Sydney (Entry via Park Avenue, Westmead)
All welcome to join 3000 supporters at the Walk to Cure Diabetes,
featuring fun activities and children’s entertainment and a BBQ.
Interview and Photo Opps available: kids and adults with type 1 diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes – the facts
There are 122,300 Australians with type 1 diabetes and with five new cases every day, Australia has one of the highest rates in
the world. The number of Australian children being diagnosed with this disease is increasing by 3% every year. Typically striking
young people, type 1 diabetes destroys the ability to produce insulin, which is vital for life. It requires an essential daily regime of
multiple injections or continuous infusion of insulin through a pump, as well as 6 – 8 finger-prick blood tests. Type 1 diabetes is
associated with a significantly increased risk of serious health complications. An autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes is
thought to be caused by a complex mixture of genetic and environmental factors but not by an unhealthy diet or obesity. The
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the world’s largest not-for-profit supporter of diabetes research and has invested over
US$1.3 billion since inception in 1970. The mission of JDRF is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through
the support of research.
Interviews and Photo Opps Available.
For more information please contact Lyndal Howison on 0411 110 717
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