HELP A DIABETIC CHILD RECEIVES RICHARD M. SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR DIABETES MEDICAL SUPPLIES & SERVICES
Help A Diabetic Child (HADC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting underserved, uninsured and underinsured children and young adults who live with diabetes and struggle financially, announced that it has been awarded a $23,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. This grant will benefit local families in securing necessary life-saving insulin, diabetes medical supplies and services.
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic (life-long) autoimmune disease in which the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to naturally regulate the body’s blood sugar, leaving diagnosed individuals with a life-long dependency on costly medical insulin. Without daily insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring, a child can only survive a few days…