My daughter Polly and I would like to thank you for taking the time to visit our page!

When she was just two years old Polly (now 9) was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. This is a chronic disease which means she had to have multiple injections of insulin a day in order to survive. On top of this she has to test her blood throughout the day.

I am pleased to say that Polly is now on an insulin pump - this has transformed her life and cut out the injections. The negative is she is attached to it 24 hours a day 365 days a year - without the pump she would not survive 24 hours.

On top of this people who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes have multiple complications in later life - they suffer risk of blindness, kidney failure, amputation of limbs and their life is shortened by 15-20 years.

There are 20,000 children in the UK like Polly who have Type 1 Diabetes and the number is growing at a steady rate. 

The physical test I am putting myself through for the fifth time is nothing compared to what Polly endures every day and for every day of her life until a cure is found.  There is NO break for Polly and NO cure.

JDRF is a charity dedicated to finding a cure and making Type 1 Diabetes history!

Help us to raise enough money so that, through research, one day a cure will be found, and hopefully that day will be in Polly's lifetime.