GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- For more than 40 years, JDRF has been a leader in the search for an end to type 1 diabetes, through both research funding and advocacy. We realize that we are engaged in a process of curing type 1 diabetes - that a cure is not just a destination but also a journey along a path. And we recognize that a part of our mission must be to help those living with type 1 today to live healthier, easier, and safer lives until we arrive at the end of that path: a return to normal physiology.
In addition, we understand that the word "juvenile" is no longer descriptive of the disease or those burdened with it. JDRF market research tells us that, today, 85 percent of those in the U.S with type 1 diabetes are adults. We must communicate that JDRF is an organization for ALL ages, and ALL stages of this disease.
With these key considerations in mind, JDRF has dropped the formal name "Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation" from its identity and will be known simply as JDRF.
Come out and donate to the Walk to Cure Diabetes at Mall of America on Saturday, February 25. Doors open at 7:00 am with the Walk from 8:00-9:00 am and a huge celebration in the rotunda at 9:00 am. For more information visit jdrf.org.
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