For Parents
Your child can make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans living with type 1 diabetes (T1D)! By participating in the JDRF Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes, students are learning about diabetes. As a parent of a kid helping kids, YOU can take it one step further! With your permission, your child can raise funds to support research to cure, treat, and prevent T1D.
Register your child online, then use our fast and easy tools to create a personal fundraising page and email family and friends to ask for support.
Get Fundraising Tips!
Family
More Info for Parents
Learn more about diabetes, T1D research, and how you can help!
- Need more space to record donations? Download an additional pledge form.
- Do you have a child with T1D? Our School Advisory Kit can help!
- T1D Warning Signs
I'm Violet and I am nine years old. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) on January 19, 2009. At the time, I was in kindergarten. I was very tired and grouchy. I cried a lot, and my mom knew something wasn't right. My parents took me to Children’s Hospital in Boston, and they told us I had T1D. I was in the hospital for a week to get better and to learn how to take care of T1D. It was hard to take shots every time I ate, so sometimes I told my mom that I wasn’t hungry...
MORE ABOUT
THIS STUDENT
