Diabetes Tasmania support Tasmanians living with all kinds of diabetes. The PolliePedal is a major fundraising activity for Diabetes Tasmania. Diabetes Tasmania runs programs such as diabetes in schools, plus camps for families and for young people living with Type1.

Fundraising activities such as the Pollie Pedal make these activities possible. These activities are so important for connection and inclusion. Unfortunately but understandably, due to the covid situation the Pollie Pedal is not going ahead this year as an actual event. Instead it’s a virtual event. As we already had holidays booked, we (Helen, Craig, Beau & I) decided to still go ahead with our own mini event and we are riding the East Coast.

Last year Helen, Craig & Beau participated and the boys and Sarah tagged along for support. This year Sarah is going to join them (for part of it at least).

Help me support Diabetes Tasmania through my participation in PolliePedal Shifting Gears!

In Tasmania there are approximately 85,000 people who are either living with diabetes, living with silent, undiagnosed diabetes or are at high risk of developing diabetes, and with a population of just on 520,000 that could be as high as 1 in 6 effected by diabetes and then there is the flow on to family, friends, carers, and colleagues.

Your support is needed now more than ever.

Your support assists Diabetes Tasmania to continue education programs, run type one kids camps, advocate for all Tasmanians living with diabetes, promote a healthy and active lifestyle for all Tasmanians, run education sessions for a range of health care professionals so they can improve the care of their patients living with diabetes, run community awareness programs, donate to the national Diabetes Australia Research Program and more.

Thank you for your support.