The JDRF Desert Southwest Chapter opened in 1997 with offices located in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico to provide support for children and adults living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their families.
With an active Board of Directors, committed volunteers and staff, we also offer local Outreach programs to support newly diagnosed individuals and their families. Providing the community with the most up-to-date research information, JDRF is hopeful and determined working to cure, treat, and prevent T1D.
T1D is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. While its causes are not yet entirely understood, scientists believe that both genetic factors and environmental triggers are involved. T1D strikes suddenly at any age and is not outgrown. Until a cure is found, people with T1D have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times a day. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. As many as 3 million Americans have T1D.
JDRF is committed to improving the lives of those living with type 1 diabetes, today and in the future.
Consistent with this goal we focus on both short and long term opportunities. Broadly, these are science leading to better treatments, and science leading to a cure.
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