Hi! Our names are Sabrina Alioto and Linnea Hansen. We are walking with Team Sugar and Spice.  We are raising money for the JDRF walk because we want to help other people who are diagnosed with type 1. Our goal is to raise ^$4,000. One reason that we both walk is to support other diabetics and help to fundraise for a cure for diabetes. Here are a few things about us and why we individually walk: 

I’m Sabrina Alioto. I was diagnosed with Type One on November 17^th, 2016, when I was ten years old. I remember being diagnosed, having to learn how to do all sorts of new things to stay healthy, and being overwhelmed. Using all of the new technologies, resources, camps, and help from JDRF I have been able to become independent and confident while managing my T1D. I have always liked soccer and other physical activities, but playing soccer and doing other activities that I used to do before take a little more thinking ahead then they did before, and making sure my sugar is ok and that I’m giving myself the right amount of insulin for food puts a responsibility on me that most kids don’t have to worry about. I want to help JDRF raise money for the cure to help other people being diagnosed with T1D, to make their lives as easy as possible while living with this illness. T1D has brought me closer to many people, and now we can all join together to help raise money for the cure!

I’m Linnea Hansen. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on January 27^th, 2013 so I’ve had type 1 for almost 7 years now. I was diagnosed when I was 6 years old, so I don’t really remember life without diabetes. Some things that I like to do are baking, cooking, doing art, and swimming. Swimming is sometimes very hard to manage with T1D, but I’ve learned how to improve and keep my blood sugar at a steady level for the whole practices. I am fundraising to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes because I don’t want other kids or adults to have to live with diabetes for their whole lives. I want kids to be able to do whatever they want to without worrying: did I bolus, are my blood sugars at a good level, am I going to go low, and many more things. 

Please help make this dream come true for so many people with diabetes by walking for a cure for Type 1 Diabetes! 🙂