Take action for the entire T1D community
My name is Jamie Werner and I am the 2024 Breakthrough T1D Greater Houston Walk Chair. My daughter Athena, was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 15 in 2020, which launched our family into the welcoming arms of the T1D community at large and sent us seeking support from Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). I certainly don’t have to tell you how overwhelming a T1D diagnosis is and BreakthroughT1D was and continues to be an enormous support to our family.
As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D has played a crucial role in nearly every major T1D breakthrough in history. No organization does more to improve everyday life with T1D—from therapy development and access, to expanding research, advocacy, and community support. Breakthrough T1D Walk is the world’s largest fundraising and community-building event for the T1D community.
By joining Breakthrough T1D Walk, you will help us create a movement to improve and change life with type 1 diabetes, advancing life-changing breakthroughs on the way to cures.
T1D is an autoimmune disease that is diagnosed in both children and adults and has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. Managing T1D requires constant attention and action—including overnight. Even with a strict regimen, people with T1D can still experience dangerously high or low blood sugar that can lead to complications and, in extreme cases, be life-threatening.
Your contribution to the Breakthrough T1D Walk, Greater Houston Area 2024 charts a path to cure, prevent, and better treat type 1 diabetes and its complications—and ensure access to treatments globally.
The BreakthroughT1D Greater Houston Walk is on November 2nd this year and we’d love for you to join us! Together we can all make a tremendous impact, alongside BreakthroughT1D’s continued critical research toward finding a cure. Hope to see you there!
Gratefully,
Jamie Werner
