Sunshine Raises Money for Diabetes Research

Sunshine walked to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Sunshine wore her team shirt and walked three miles on the UCI campus.

Juvenile Diabetes is called type 1 Diabetes. The cause of type 1 Diabetes is unknown. The pancreas stops working and the children need insulin injections for life. The children who get type 1 Diabetes are usually NOT overweight. Type 1 Diabetes is NOT caused by eating sugar.

People who have type 2 Diabetes may or may not need insulin. Obesity can cause type 2 Diabetes. Some people with type 2 Diabetes can control their blood sugar with diet, exercise, and oral medication. Exercising and losing weight will help decrease the symptoms of type 2 Diabetes or make it go away.

There is no cure for Type 1 Diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is working to find out what causes type 1 Diabetes. With help from supporters like Sunshine, JDRF will someday find a cure for type 1 Diabetes.