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20th April 7060 miles run £198,854 raised

Running For Children With Diabetes 

7031 miles

Why Run?

Around 20,000 children in the UK have type 1 or insulin dependant diabetes (IDDM)  but only a tiny proportion have an insulin pump to help them to manage their diabetes. The appeal has led to an increased awareness about children's diabetes and the use of insulin pumps. From a situation where children could only get a pump from charity funding, children in County Durham now have the best chance of getting a pump in the UK.

The problem at present is that the service is very precarious. Indeed the provision of care for children with diabetes in the UK generally is a disgrace. In an audit carried out in 2004-5 only 12% of children achieved acceptable blood sugar control. The type of service needed to get the best results has been known about for over 20 years, and is the normal in most of the developed world, but not in the UK. There are no targets to meet for children's diabetes for the purchasers of health care, so they won't prioritise them. This is despite the fact that a child diagnosed with diabetes on average has a reduction of 23 years life expectancy. Run Log   Run Diary

Why Fundraise?

The fundraising continues for the present, so that children outside the county can benefit, but also it allows for updating insulin pumps with better models and providing extra support for all the children with diabetes. It also means continuing the campaign for better care for children with diabetes.

This page was last updated on 15 April 2008.