Shaun and JDRF

Hi, My name is Shaun Voysey

I am one of the trainers at Edge Fitness and I suffer from Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes is an auto immune disease and greatly affects sufferers lives as there is currently no cure.

JDRF is one organization who raises funds for research into a cure for Diabetes. This is vitally important as the number of individuals diagnosed with the disease is on the rise.

A cure could potentially mean an elimination in the tasks a diabetic must undergo daily to insure a comfortable healthy life.

These Tasks may Include:

• Testing Blood Sugar Levels (Finger Prick)
• Administering Insulin Injections
• Maintaining the upkeep of an insulin Pump
• Monitoring food intake to insure low sugar/low fat
• Monitoring Exercise and the effect of exercise on their sugar levels

I myself go through most of those daily and will be required to for the rest of my life to lessen the chance of suffering greater complications later on, such as loss of eye sight, kidney failure and loss of limbs due to poor circulation.

So as you can see a cure would change the lives of all those living with Type 1 Diabetes and it is events such as JDRF's Walk for the Cure that raise funds and awareness which bring us closer to a cure.

On a final note, if it wasn't for JDRF and others like them, my Diabetes would be poorly managed and prevent me from being active and ultimately a personal trainer. This would mean that many of my clients would have Ryan as a trainer and we all know how horrible that is!

So please come down to the JDRF walk for the cure and be part of a great day!

PS - If anyone requires any information about Diabetes managment in regards to exercise and diet please do not hesitate to contact me at shaun@edgefitness.com.au or 0407471234