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You can donate by:
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- Direct bank transfer. Details - Account name: Diabetes Research WA BSB: 306 057 Acc #: 4159501
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Diabetes mellitus, or simply diabetes, is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, that acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the bloodstream into the cells in the body to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into the cells.
415 million people live with diabetes worldwide and that is expected to rise to 642 million by 2040 642. Every 6 seconds someone dies from diabetes-related complications!
There are three main types of Diabetes;
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes.
Diabetes Research WA's sole focus is to provide funding for research that will lead to a cure for this disease. You can help by donating in the knowledge that 80% of all monies donated are provided directly to research grants directly linked to Diabetes.
