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10 Miles for a Cure

Turning My Diagnosis into Action

Earlier this year, my world changed forever when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

It’s a diagnosis that has changed almost every aspect of my life. But rather than allowing it to hold me back, I’ve decided to turn it into a reason to take action — to raise awareness, support research and help work towards a future where Type 1 Diabetes can be cured.

What Is Type 1 Diabetes?

Unlike Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition. It is not caused by lifestyle, diet, or anything I did or didn’t do. There is nothing I could have done to prevent it.

My immune system mistakenly attacked and destroyed the insulin-producing cells in my pancreas. Without insulin, my body cannot properly use glucose for energy — and without insulin, Type 1 Diabetes is life-threatening.

In simple terms, an organ that once worked automatically suddenly stopped doing its job.

And currently, there is no cure.

The Reality of Living With Type 1 Diabetes

T1D is relentless.

There are no days off. No holidays. No respite.

Every day means monitoring my blood glucose, calculating insulin and constantly thinking about food, exercise, stress, illness and the countless everyday factors that can affect my blood sugar.

I also have to make around 200 additional health-related decisions every day — decisions that most people never have to think about.

Even with technology such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), there can still be middle-of-the-night alarms, dangerous lows, constant calculations and the mental burden of never being able to completely switch off.

It is an invisible, 24/7 responsibility, carried every minute of every day — often while continuing to smile, work, socialise and live life as though everything is completely normal.

That is the reality of living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Treatment Is Not a Cure

There is currently no cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

To stay alive, I have to effectively act as my own pancreas — constantly monitoring my glucose levels and administering insulin throughout the day and night.

Treatment helps me manage the condition.

But treatment is not a cure.

That’s why research matters.

Research gives hope for better treatments, better technology and, ultimately, the possibility of a future where people diagnosed with T1D no longer have to live with this relentless condition every single day.

🏃‍♀️ 10 Miles for a Cure

I may not have chosen my diagnosis, but I can choose what I do with it.

That’s why I’m taking on a 10-mile challenge to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK.

This challenge is about more than running 10 miles.

It’s about turning something that changed my life into something positive.

It’s about raising awareness of what Type 1 Diabetes really means.

It’s about supporting people living with T1D today.

And it’s about helping fund research that could change the lives of people living with Type 1 Diabetes in the future.

Every Donation Makes a Difference

Whether you can donate a little or a lot, every contribution matters.

Your support for Diabetes UK helps fund vital research into better treatments and, ultimately, a cure. It also helps provide support to people newly diagnosed with diabetes, offers expert advice and guidance, campaigns for better access to diabetes technology and care, and supports better mental health outcomes for people living with diabetes.

If you’re unable to donate, sharing this fundraiser with your friends, family and wider network would mean just as much.

Every donation. Every share. Every mile.

Together, they can help move us closer to a future without Type 1 Diabetes.

10 Miles. One Goal. A Future With a Cure.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story.

Thank you for your kindness, your generosity and for standing by me as I navigate this new chapter of my life.

Taking on this challenge means a great deal to me, and your support truly means more than words can express.

With heartfelt thanks,

Jeetal

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£3,161 + £429.79 GiftAid

My Goal

£2,225

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