Updated on Sep 29th 2012 at 10:32 AM from the JustGiving API

One day to go!!!! Let's hope for today's weather!!!

Please read this short story to discover 3 really good reasons to sponsor us on this walk!!

Hannah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on 29th April 2011 aged 28 months. Hannah had not been herself for about a week, she had no energy, was more sleepy and was really thirsty all the time. At A&E they staright away checked her blood sugar which was 28 (normal for a child is 4-10). More blood tests were done and the diagnosis was made. Hannah spent four nights and five days in hospital. Hannah now has four insulin injections a day and roughy between six and ten finger pricks a day to check her blood sugar.

Olivia was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on 6th December 2010 aged just 18 months with many of the same symptoms and her blood sugar was 29.9 when first tested. Olivia is the youngest child under the care of the St Richards team. When she was two years old Olivia started to wear an insulin pump instead of injections but still has to have multiple finger pricks a day

Gabby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on 15th February 2012 aged 2 years and 10 months. Gabby symptoms were that she was just not quite right and very thirsty all the time. The day she was diagnosed she had gone to the GP and was sent straight to hospital. Her blood sugar was 27.7 and she was going floppy. Gabby has four insulin injections a day and multiple finger pricks.

All three girls are now three years old. They were brought together by the paediatric team at the diabetes centre at St Richards. It is great for the girls to know that they are not alone with their diabetes and it is a great support for us mums too :)

There is so much more to diabetes than giving insulin and checking blood sugar. It is a constant battle to keep blood sugar under control. Food, insulin, emotions, weather, excitment and exercise are just a few factors that need to be taken into account. If blood sugar goes too low or too high there could be serious complications or the situation could become life threatening very quickly.

We will all be walking together on 30th September and hope to raise as much money as possible for JDRF to help these beautiful, brave little girls one day get the cure that they deserve.