This October 2023, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF) is celebrating 30 years of running the JDRF local One Walk.

Striving to achieve a world free from Type 1 diabetes (T1D) courtesy of crucial, life-changing research, the JDRF One Walk event provides invaluable support to the T1D community, including the more than 130,000 Australians living with the potentially devastating disease.¹

The annual JDRF One Walk event invites the broader community to unite throughout fitness, in support of this worthy cause & challenges each participant to walk 8,000 steps a day. 

The fun-filled event features food & entertainment for people of all ages.

So, what is T1D?

T1D is a life-long autoimmune disease that can develop at any age, that affects the body’s ability to produce insulin – a hormone that allows sugar (glucose) contained in food, to be taken up by the body’s cells, to produce energy. ^1-2

Without enough insulin, glucose accumulates in the blood, that can cause diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening condition.²

Tragically, eight Australians are diagnosed with T1D every day and 2900+ children and adults are newly diagnosed each year^1,3.

Currently, the only approved treatment for T1D is insulin, which is a life-long commitment for those living with T1D, sadly, there is no cure.^1,2

One Walk events

Annual One Walk events are scheduled for on various days, see: JDRF One Walk | Walking for a world without type one diabetes to find a One Walk Event near you!

This Sunday October 29, the JDRF One Walk event will be staged at Cathy Freeman Park, Sydney Olympic Park  Register – One Walk 2023  from 10am.

This year JDRF is encouraging all participants to get creative by designing & wearing their outfits with pride!

Who receives the much-needed funds raised?

All funds raised & donated to the JDRF are funnelled into groundbreaking research, focusing on:

• Understanding how environmental factors influence the onset of T1D;
• New screening methods to detect the onset of T1D; &
• Protecting insulin-producing cells from immune attack.

To date, the JDFR community has:

• Raised AUD 810,345 to support T1D research;
• Recruited 3,137 walkers to take on the challenge; &
• Walked a total of 159,621,671 steps across Australia.

How it works?

1. Sign up for FREE!

Sign up & save your spot at your local One Walk event.

• Choose your fundraising goal

Set up your fundraising goal, to help support the T1D

community.

• Share with your friends & family

Spread the word, invite your friends, family & colleagues to

walk with you or support you.

• Walk at the One Walk

Attend a physical Walk event, & enjoy fund, food & fabulous entertainment!

Lend your support to JDRF today!

1. Join one of JDFR’s free, local One Walk Events this weekend, see: walk.jdrf.org.au/find-a-walk

• Purchase a kids or adults T-shirt for the walk, if not feeling creative. Head to: walk.jdrf.org.au/merchandise

• Donate directly to the JDRF without walking, see: walk.jdrf.org.au/donate.

References

1. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF). JDRF One Walk 2023. 2023. [cited October 2023]; Available at: https://walk.jdrf.org.au/
2. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF). What is Type 1 Diabetes. 2023. [cited October 2023]; Available at: https://walk.jdrf.org.au/about-jdrf
3. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF). About JDRF. 2023 [cited October 2023]; Available at: https://jdrf.org.au/about-us/