Program: Diabetes Awareness Month - The Role of JDRF
Posted by Paul Perez
on Nov 28, 2014
Matt Jakubowski from JDRF spoke to the Rotary Club of Prior Lake about diabetes and JDRF. Matt spoke about the two types of diabetes - type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). JDRF's mission is to cure T1D. T1D prevents the pancreas from making insulin.The Walk to Cure Diabetes is the main funding mechanism. JDRF raises about $110 million annually, and $.84 of every dollar raised goes directly to research.
For more information go to, http://jdrf.org/about-jdrf/ .