It seems that once again the stars have aligned. After going through some blood sugar issues of my own this past year, a friend of mine who works for JDRF reached out to see if I would team up with their ONE Group and help raise money to cure, treat and prevent Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). I'm so proud to be part of this mission, helping the 3 million Americans with T1D fight this disease and get closer to finding a cure!
If you're like I was, you may not be totally familiar with T1D. Contrary to popular belief, T1D has nothing to do with diet and lifestyle, and there's nothing anyone can do to prevent it, or get rid of it. Put simply, T1D is when your body stops producing insulin (the hormone that gives people energy from food). Currently, the best treatment is for people with T1D to give themselves insulin shots multiple times throughout the day and to constantly check their blood sugar to ensure it stays in balance.
Can you imagine if every single thing you ate affected the way you felt to the extreme? If every day, for the rest of your life, you had to get multiple shots and battle highs and lows all day long? If you knew you were high risk for kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, amputation and pregnancy complications, no matter how many hours you spent on the treadmill or how many salads you ate?
Life with T1D is incredibly difficult, unnerving and, ultimately, life-threatening. But we CAN help. We can all make a difference and make life better for people with T1D. With every dollar that's raised, we help a fellow man/woman in need, we spearhead research efforts and we get one step closer to finding a cure.
Please join me and help support JDRF, the largest charitable supporter of T1D research, find a cure! You can donate today or I would love if you could join me at The ONE Party on November 12th (or both!), at American Spirit Works. Tickets are $75 per person and there will be cocktails, delicious food, music and dancing. Plus, the proceeds will go towards JDRF's efforts, so it's a party you can feel really good about celebrating.
If you can't make it to the party, you can donate online here or write a check. Please make checks payable to JDRF and include my name in the memo portion. You can mail checks to:
3525 Piedmont Road NE, Bldg 6, Ste 300
Atlanta, GA 30305
Thank you for your support,
Kate Parham Kordsmeier
