Upcoming diabetes research fundraiser honors LI attorney

An attorney with a law firm in Roslyn is the honoree of the 20th annual Cooking for a Cure fundraiser for the Miami-based Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF).

Jaime Greenberg, a partner of Greenberg & Greenberg, practices domestic and international adoption and estate planning law. The Glen Cove resident and his family will be honored at the fundraiser at the Crescent Beach Club in Bayville on Wednesday, April 22.

“I can’t wait to do whatever we can to support the DRIF and help scientists build a cure,” Greenberg said in a news release about the fundraiser.

For Greenberg, the effort is personal. His son Sean, now 21 and thriving, was diagnosed earlier with type 1 diabetes. A hockey player, he learned he had diabetes at Cohen’s Children’s Hospital after losing weight and drinking water excessively.

Soon after, Jaime Greenberg discovered he had type 2 diabetes after a frightening incident.

“I was driving, and I passed out while I was behind the wheel,” he said. “My blood sugar was through the roof. My mom was diabetic, so I always knew about diabetes, but I didn’t pick up on the signs for myself. It came out of left field.”

Through his involvement in Glen Cove Junior Soccer – which he now leads as its president – Jaime met the event’s co-founder Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, now the minority leader of the Nassau County Legislature. They spoke frequently about their children and their respective experiences with type 1 diabetes.

“I’ve been very involved the last couple of years, and I’m gaining greater understanding and following the breakthroughs,” Greenberg said. “My goal and hope someday is for Sean and everyone with diabetes to have something in their bodies so they don’t have to take insulin anymore.”

Cooking for a Cure has raised more than $1.5 million for DRIF, supporting the institute’s work in cure- and prevention-focused diabetes research. Research includes efforts to regenerate the human pancreas and expand treatment therapies aimed at advancing a cure and prevention.

“Whether he is on the soccer field, supporting families in the courtroom as an adoption specialist, advocating for our youth or supporting local businesses, Jaime has proven himself to be a passionate advocate for the causes that matter most – and there is nothing more important than the health of our children and a diabetes-free future,” DeRiggi-Whitton said in the news release.

“It has been a blessing to see Jaime and his son thrive after being diagnosed, and I am so proud to have the Greenberg family in our corner on this mission,” she added. I hope to see everyone on April 22 as we continue the fight for a cure.”

Tickets are $125, and available here.