Ride for Diabetes

Ride for Diabetes Research in 2009 will be held for the first time in Laval, October 2 at Centropolis. Ride for Diabetes Research 2009 of the Research Foundation Juvenile Diabetes (JDRF) will be held October 2, between 11h and 14h at Centropolis Laval.

This event, staged for the first time in Laval, will bring together participants from sectors of finance, insurance, legal and accounting sciences from Laval in a friendly competition to raise funds for research Diabetes. Indeed, the organizing committee of the event, chaired by Yannik Laurin, National Bank, hope to raise $ 100 000. Ride for Diabetes Research @ $ p> is a stationary bike challenge in which teams of five cyclists pedaling for 40 minutes (eight minutes by bicycle) and compete to earn more miles and collect the most money. "This event will be hosted by singer Daniel Lavoie and will take place rain or shine. This activity is known to be fierce competition, but friendship that already exists in a dozen cities in Quebec, "said the assistant communications JDRF Dominique Quirion. "It will be easy enough for each team to exceed the goal by raising $ 625," she added. The type 1 diabetes, the most severe form of diabetes is an autoimmune disease that can not be avoided and that affects more than 55 000 Quebecers. The type 1 diabetes can occur at any time in his life, for no particular reason. This number increases by 3% to 5% per year, the largest increase occurring in children five to nine years. Canada is in sixth place in the world in terms of incidence of type 1 diabetes. The causes of this disease are still unknown. Founded in 1974 in Montreal, JDRF is the largest charitable organization and the most active in research on type 1 diabetes in the world. JDRF's mission is to find a cure for juvenile diabetes and its complications through the support of research. "We want people to have a better quality of life," said Dominique Quirion.