My son was diagnosed type 1 diabetic in October. It’s a brutal, rough, life changing diagnosis, and I am so proud of his resilience. Our family are so thankful for the support we receive from our diabetes team and Breakthrough T1D - as we navigate this new life. So to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes, say thank you to this amazing charity and further show Seth my support, I have decided in February to take on Breakthrough T1D's Run Challenge. I will be running (or painfully plodding - it’s been a while!) 140km, which is 5km per day for the 28 days of February, and on the final day - sat 28th I will be setting off to see how far I can go until I can run no more. All of this is to support this charities vital research and community support. Every kilometre and £ raised through my challenge is a tribute to the resilience of the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community and a step closer to the cure.

Every £11 could help a recently diagnosed child no longer feel alone with their T1D. They now have a fluffy best friend called Rufus who also has type 1 diabetes, and special felt patches on his test and injection sites to help children practice on.

Every £25 could pay for an hour of research nurse support for someone involved in a clinical trial, which could ultimately lead to the next big breakthrough. Without this support there would be no trial.

Every £100 could pay for one person to be screened for type 1 diabetes, to help prevent undiagnosed complications and save lives.Thank you for your support, whatever you donate is really appreciated. Together, we can help to cure type 1 diabetes!