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The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International today noted President Barack Obama's historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who has had type 1 diabetes since she was eight years old.
According to JDRF, Ms. Sotomayor represents another important role model for people living with diabetes. As a result of clinical advances and research progress, people with type 1 diabetes can have full and successful lives. Role models show children with diabetes that they can achieve anything in life, even growing up to be Olympic Gold medal winners, Oscar-nominated actresses, Ironman tri-athletes, leading business CEOs, and now Supreme Court nominees.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the pancreas, making it unable to produce insulin and turn sugar into energy. Until research discovers a cure, people with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin every day.
Ms. Sotomayor's nomination serves as another inspiration for the 3 million people in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes -- particularly children, who represent more than half of all new cases of type 1 diabetes diagnosed each year.
JDRF is the leader in research leading to a cure for type 1 diabetes in the world. It sets the global agenda for diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of diabetes science worldwide.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research, including more than $156 million in 22 countries in FY2008.
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