I am asking you to support me in Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes(R) because this cause means so much to me. I joined Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes because it is one of the best ways to make a difference in people's lives, including our loved ones, families, friends and co-workers
Help Me Reach My Goal!
I walk because when I was 18 and just starting college my life got turned upside down when I found out I had Type 1 diabetes. I had to change everything from my diet to my exercise routine. I went from doing what I wanted and not worrying about carbs or injections, to having to count every little carb and inject myself as much as 5 to 6 times a day. I went from happy to depressed in just a short time of being diagnosed. For me my world was ending.
AS a type 1 diabetic for 20 years now, I personally know what it is like to live with diabetes on a daily basis. Insulin 3 and 4 times a day. Checking my sugar 4 and 5 times a day. Watching what I eat constantly. All this is part of being a diabetic since the age of 18 and now I'm 39. But, best of all I now know that it is a completely managable disease that you can live with all your life.
I want to make people aware of the dangers and I want people to know that you can also live a long and healthy life as long as you take care of yourself!
I walk because today diabetes will claim 200 lives. I walk because every 23 seconds someone new is diagnosed with this serious chronic health condition. I walk because my family and friends are among the nearly 30 million adults and children in the United States who have diabetes.
When you donate:
* You spread awareness of the devastating effects of diabetes.
* You advocate for a child discriminated against in school because of diabetes.
* You fund life-saving research.
* You provide access to community programs and free resources that help those living with diabetes to live well.
By walking in this event, I hope to inspire others to join me to walk and raise money. Thank you for making a generous donation to this cause that is so important to me.