Hazel Gumble
Si & Hazel on the run!
Fundraising for JDRF
Story
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I asked Rose’s mum, my sister-in-law to explain what the JDRF means to her. Here are her words:
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Rose was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in January 2006 aged 3 and a half. She was skeletal looking, was drinking and urinating lots and had no energy. She was very very poorly. Her blood levels on diagnosis were over 40mmol/L. They should be between 4 and 7. Rose was in DKA (a life threatening complication due to lack of insulin) and we nearly lost her. As a family we soon embarked on a world that is unwelcome and unwanted but absolutely necessary for Rose to survive.
Rose is now on an insulin pump which infuses insulin 24 hours a day. She has up to 12 finger pricks a day which helps us to monitor her insulin. Every 3 days we change her cannula on her infusion set.
One of the hardest parts of type 1 diabetes is trying to keep levels steady. Children who have diabetes rarely have “stable blood levels” because so many things can affect their blood glucose levels. The basics are food, insulin and exercise. Then throw in the weather; environment; stress; illness; growth hormones and excitement and it can become very tricky and frustrating indeed. Rarely one day is the same as the next even with the same conditions
During illness we check for ketones and monitor her bloods every 2 hours. Ketones are vey dangerous and can be fatal.
All her food is weighed and carbohydrate counted to match the insulin to her food.
As other parents of a child with type 1 will know the familiar dread of going into your child’s bedroom first thing in the morning and the immediate relief when you see them breathing. It’s the same for EVERY morning; you never know what might happen since the last test at night. We know of families that have lost their children during the night due to night time hypos.
We are in constant amazement how she copes with everything and we are so proud of her.
We try and enable Rose to have as normal childhood as possible so she doesn’t suffer the burden of carrying this adult size disease on her shoulders.
Insulin is not a cure, it is life support.
JDRF are so important in finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. They are at the forefront for finding this. They need donations to make this possible. === Simon, Rose’s Dad, and I will be running the BUPA 10k in May to raise some money for the JDRF, for the wonderful work they do and for every family that has to endure Type 1 diabetes. £60 would fund an hour of research, our target is ten hours! Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. Although Just Giving take a small admin fee, by ticking the box for Gift Aid on your donation, these costs are more than covered, so it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep and donate now, every penny will help. In the meantime we will be training hard for the 31st! eek! Thank you x
Rose is now on an insulin pump which infuses insulin 24 hours a day. She has up to 12 finger pricks a day which helps us to monitor her insulin. Every 3 days we change her cannula on her infusion set.
One of the hardest parts of type 1 diabetes is trying to keep levels steady. Children who have diabetes rarely have “stable blood levels” because so many things can affect their blood glucose levels. The basics are food, insulin and exercise. Then throw in the weather; environment; stress; illness; growth hormones and excitement and it can become very tricky and frustrating indeed. Rarely one day is the same as the next even with the same conditions
During illness we check for ketones and monitor her bloods every 2 hours. Ketones are vey dangerous and can be fatal.
All her food is weighed and carbohydrate counted to match the insulin to her food.
As other parents of a child with type 1 will know the familiar dread of going into your child’s bedroom first thing in the morning and the immediate relief when you see them breathing. It’s the same for EVERY morning; you never know what might happen since the last test at night. We know of families that have lost their children during the night due to night time hypos.
We are in constant amazement how she copes with everything and we are so proud of her.
We try and enable Rose to have as normal childhood as possible so she doesn’t suffer the burden of carrying this adult size disease on her shoulders.
Insulin is not a cure, it is life support.
JDRF are so important in finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. They are at the forefront for finding this. They need donations to make this possible. === Simon, Rose’s Dad, and I will be running the BUPA 10k in May to raise some money for the JDRF, for the wonderful work they do and for every family that has to endure Type 1 diabetes. £60 would fund an hour of research, our target is ten hours! Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. Although Just Giving take a small admin fee, by ticking the box for Gift Aid on your donation, these costs are more than covered, so it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep and donate now, every penny will help. In the meantime we will be training hard for the 31st! eek! Thank you x