Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

In 1993 I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or "the I have to inject myself type" although I found it relatively easy to deal with, it was a shock for my family!

Diabetes UK or BDA as it was once known put my family in contact with other local families affected by diabetes which provided a much needed and friendly support network for when things were not quite right. Diabetes UK also provided  a weekend away for my family to learn more about how to manage the newly diagnosed condition and where I learnt to inject in my tummy... woo  and I myself, a few years later went on a fully charity funded week to Scotland with other diabetic children (no parents =0) haha) just to have fun, experience some mad outdoor sports and generally enjoy myself with other diabetics my age and learn a few neat life tricks.

 None of this would have been possible without the help of people like you donating to a good cause. Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the uk and every penny is needed to find a cure and improve the understandings of this condition. There is no cure for diabetes but it would be nice if in my life time I would see one! Please please dig deep and put as much as you can towards this cause and in return I will run 10k in skin tight lycra YES thats right SKIN tight lycra for your troubles!!!

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/

 

The chances are YOU KNOW someone other than myself who is aflicted with this condition and the majority of us will die of a diabetes related condition - so do it now.....donate........make me look good (haha...joke) and help improve the lives of millions.

 

UPDATE

I completed the race in 1 hour 8minutes and 53 seconds and just a huge THANK YOU andWELL DONE everybody - we doubled my target of £250!!! WOOHOO!!!