Melanie 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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January

This March I am joining my niece @juanita.apperley in this challenge to raise funds for a charity close to our hearts. As you probably know my sister @lisaapperley was diagnosed at a young age, then my niece when she was little & 12 months later my nephew @apperleylachlan

I'm walking for a world without type 1 diabetes this March!

I'm joining the world's largest type 1 diabetes (T1D) fundraising event virtually this March! That means I'm walking 140,000 steps from 1-31 March 2026 for the 140,000+ Australians living with T1D.

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 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.