Emily has lived with type 1 diabetes for 6 years now, being diagnosed just before her 12th birthday. We are doing the walk to help raise awareness of type 1 diabetes and to help JDRF find a cure.

There are currently 400,000 people in the UK with type 1 diabetes, over 29,000 of them are children.Take a minute, and let that sink in.We are committed to eradicating type 1 diabetes and its effects for everyone in the UK with type 1, and at risk of developing it. To work towards a day when there is no more type 1 we:Fund world-class research approved and administered by our international research programme to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetesMake sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possibleGive support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families.Come and join us at this year's JDRF London OneWalk and help us take a massive step forward towards finding the cure for type 1 diabetes.