Ebony is walking for a world without type 1 diabetes

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Can test blood sugar levels in a child participating in an ‘artificial pancreas’ trial

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Can test whether a baby or child is likely to get T1D in a world-first screening study

$125

Can pay the daily salary of a mid-career T1D researcher to make their ground-breaking findings

$250

Can pay for a participant in a trial to investigate a cutting-edge T1D prevention drug

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Total Steps:

118,636

Steps Goal:

200,000

Understanding The Basics Of Type One Diabetes

Type One Diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the body attacks the cells that produce insulin, a hormone everyone needs to stay alive. It isn’t caused by eating too much sugar or not exercising. It’s a medical condition that can happen to anyone, at any age.

For people living with Type One, every day is a balancing act. Blood sugar levels must be checked constantly. Insulin has to be calculated, injected, or pumped for every meal, snack, activity, stress level, illness, or even a change in weather. There’s no break, no cure, and no “day off”, just continuous management to stay safe and healthy.

You can support someone with Type One by learning the basics, challenging common myths, and being patient when they need to stop and check their levels or treat a low. Small acts of understanding go a long way. Ask how you can help, listen without judgement, and remember that even when someone looks fine on the outside, they may be fighting a silent, exhausting battle every single day

Welcome to my page :)

Hello,

My name is Ebony and I am living with Type One Diabetes and my aim is to make type one into type none.

This March, I’m walking for a world without Type One Diabetes. Having grown up with this chronic illness, I know first hand how challenging it can be and how much the support of friends and family can shape your ability to cope. This cause matters deeply to me, not because I want people to donate but because I want people to understand what living with Type One truly means.

Type One Diabetes is a lifelong condition. There is no cure, and it is not caused by "eating too much", "exercising too little", or making the “wrong” choices. My pancreas failed. My immune system attacked the cells that keep people alive. I was fortunate to have an incredible support system as a child, but many young people around the world don’t have the same safety net. They face this illness without access to the medicine, equipment, or education they need to survive.

Even if you can’t donate or participate, you can still make a difference. Learning about Type One, challenging misconceptions, and supporting the people in your life who live with it are powerful acts of kindness. Awareness matters - and it helps build a world where no child faces this disease alone.

I'm walking for a world without type 1 diabetes in Melbourne!

I'm joining the world's largest type 1 diabetes (T1D) fundraising event for families at South Beach Reserve this March!

Why? To help raise $1.1 million for life-changing T1D research, and ultimately turn type 1 into type NONE.

T1D can strike anyone at any time, and 8 Australians are diagnosed with it every day. Diagnosis means a 24/7 fight with no break, and facing an extra 180 decisions a day to remain safe and healthy.

Please support my walk today.