JDRF is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D). It sets the global agenda for diabetes research and ... is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide. The JDRF Pacific Northwest serves people in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington who live with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times a day or use a pump – each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. In the last year, JDRF supporters raised $89 million for T1D research grants — by attending a Gala, fundraising for One Walk, contributing a major gift or making a cash donation. read more