Juvenile Diabetes
Walk to Cure Diabetes: Why I Walk
My name is Debbie Lattuga and this year, I’ll be taking part in JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes On March 20, 2010 in Sarasota, Florida. The name of my team is Grace’s Aces in honor of my niece Grace (photo at left). In 2010, I will be walking along with one-half million other walkers across [...]
JDRF Hits it Big This Year
This year The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) predicts that over 500,000 people will be participating in the charity’s signature Walk to Cure Diabetes. You might know this walk by the easily recognizable shoe emblem. Many communities raise funds with cards shaped as the shoe that you can purchase, sign and display [...]
North Carolina Family Raises $6,000 Participating in Juvenile Diabetes Walk
The Watts family had a special reason to participate in the recent Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk held on Saturday, November 3rd at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Their son, David Watts was diagnosed with diabetes at 10. Both of his parents Stan and Karen are pharmacists and fortunately recognized the signs of [...]
Annual Watermelon Stampede 5K Against Diabetes Features Football Star
Former pro football star Jay Leeuwenburg achieved his dreams after developing juvenile diabetes at the age of 12. He will be the guest speaker and do book signings at this year’s Watermelon Stampede event. This year’s event will be held Friday and Saturday, August 17th and 18th.
