JUMP FOR JDRF
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Loading... - Maddy Jones
- 06 Feb 2023
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For the second year running, Skydive Australia have teamed up with JDRF to help raise funds for type one diabetes research.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong autoimmune condition that destroys the body’s ability to process sugar by attacking the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Insulin helps convert sugar into the fuel that our bodies need. Without insulin, sugar builds up in the bloodstream in life-threatening amounts. Since people with T1D cannot produce insulin naturally, they must take it either through multiple daily injections or from an insulin pump. Read More..
