Following the diagnosis of my little superhero Jakey with type 1 at the age of 8, both myself and his grandad will be taking on this challenge to raise money for this much needed cause .

I myself as a nurse thought I had good understanding -how wrong I was about all the ins and out of diabetes and all the amazing work going on behind the scenes !

We would appreciate any donations to support continued research - we will keep you updated daily of our progress