Hosting over 4,000 walkers, JDRF's mission is to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes, most commonly known as Juvenile Diabetes.  As a fundraising walk, walk teams and individuals from all over Southeast Michigan gather together as a community with the same goal in mind, which is to eradicate type 1 diabetes.  Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can strike anyone at any age and has no connection to diet or exercise.  It's an autoimmune disease that cannot be prevented or cured.  It renders a person insulin depend for life.  Insulin is absolutely needed to live.  We need your help to help us raise as much money for T1D research as possible. You can join the walk by visiting http://walk.jdrf.org.