Michelle Lewis

We're stronger together

I’m taking part in One Walk London to help raise money to fund life-changing research and make a difference to the lives of people affected by type 1!

I was diagnosed with Type 1 in March 2023 after being hospitalised with DKA.  I never thought in my wildest dreams I would be diagnosed with Type 1 at age 49.  It was difficult to deal with but I have had a lot of support from my GP, diabetes specialists and other care teams.  This walk is for everyone with Type 1 diabetes and all money raised will be going into valuable research into this disease.  Let’s do this!

400,000+ people are currently living with type 1 diabetes in the UK, and with your support and your generous donations, we can fund JDRF UK’s important work towards finding a cure. Here are just a few examples of what your money can do...

Every £10 could help run a research laboratory for 10 minutes - bringing us 10 minutes closer to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Every £25 could pay for an hour of research nurse support for someone involved in a clinical trial, which could ultimately lead to the next big breakthrough. Without this support, there would be no trial.

Every £50 could enable a scientist to use lasers for two hours, allowing them to study the immune cells at the heart of type 1, monitoring the success of clinical trials and further improving knowledge into type 1.

Thank you for your support, whatever you donate is really appreciated. Together, we can help JDRF to eradicate type 1 diabetes!