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12 yrs ago, my daughter, Isabelle, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. At the time she was 5 yrs old and the first week in hospital trying to get use to giving her finger pricks and insulin injections and trying to explain to her want was going on was the most stressful time.

If it wasn't for all the help and support given by the children's ward at the QEQM hospital in Margate I'm not sure how we would have got through it all.

Along side this help was the support from the Paula Carr diabetes Trust. From the early days home visits with advice and support, the school visits each year so teachers and staff are aware of signs of highs and lows, training sessions and talks about changes of equipment, the regular check ups and help line which has been used more than once. This support is still there even though Isabelle is now 17.

In April I'm running the London Marathon and thought it was about time I tried to raise some money to put something back into the Trust as a thank you.

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