Donations to Diabetes UK in 2010

September 2010 - Further donations made. The first of these was a donation of £4000 from the group to Careline. This is the only dedicated diabetes helpline in the UK. The confidential helpline is staffed by trained counsellors who can provide information on living with diabetes as well as the time to talk things through. We made a donation to them some years ago and were fortunate that someone from Careline was able to come to talk to the group. This made us realise what an invaluable asset this was and we know that it has been well used by people from this area. The second was also of £4000 and went to a research project at the University of Oxford. It is being run by Dr Guillaume Mabilleau who will be looking into the molecular mechanisms behind Charcot Foot - a progressive and degenerative condition that affects the joints in the feet. It is associated with nerve damage (neuropathy). We hope that someone from this project may come and talk to the group in the future.

 

After much discussion at the last committee meeting it was decided that we would send the sum of £3000 from our available funds to a research project. We have chosen a project based at the University of Newcastle led by Professor James Shaw, Dr David Kerr, Professor Simon Heller, Dr Mark Evans, Dr Daniel Flanagan and Dr Jane Speight. The definitive trial of 100 people experiencing severe hypoglycaemia will use a real time continuous glucose sensor to determine whether strictly avoiding low glucose levels can help people regain hypoglycaemia awareness. This is something which often occurs when people have lived with diabetes for many years and can cause real problems if people are not  aware of when their blood sugars are dipping to dangerously low levels. We will keep you updated with further news throughout the year

 

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