<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Diabetes is a common life-long health condition. There are 2.5 million people with around 500, 000 who have the condition &amp; not know it, in the UK. I certainly didn't know I had it when diagnosed in November 2010.</p> <p>I had just gone for a routine, 5 yearly,&nbsp;medical which was required for my job (taxi driver), I was originally treated with diet only &amp; then shortly after the new year my condition worsened &amp; on 19th January was put onto insulin injections (4 per day) &amp; I now have to test my blood sugar levels 6 times minimum per day as well!</p> <p>I am one of the lucky one's, as when I have read what some of the complications that can come with this condition, it has made me realise that we need to make people aware of it &amp; fund much needeed research into it.</p> <p>Hopefully one day there will be a day when a cure can be found for this health condition, but in the meantime I want to raise awareness for this condition, so please help me &amp; everyone else who suffers with diabetes &amp; not forgetting those who may have it as well, by supporting me in my abseil. (I do have a fear of heights as well!!!!)</p> <p>Sunday 5th June 2011 at Leeds Met.</p>