Ben Grix

Wellness Walk London Bridges

My Story

My wife was 8 months pregnant and I could barely walk from swine flu. Im drinking a litre of water an hour and weeing whilst doing so. I book a Dr appointment on the Wednesday, glucose in my urine, Thursday I have a blood test, glucose in my blood, Friday you've got type 1 diabetes. Here are your needles here is your machine. Make sure you do it properly as you are 4 times more likely to have a stroke, cancer or lose a foot. All at 20. It felt like a death sentence and at times still does. However, technology has evolved so, that everything I do now requires no needles. Let's keep the advances coming and donate today please. 


I’m walking for Diabetes UK this September to support the 5.8 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too, just by making a donation.

Did you know someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes?

Diabetes UK are on a mission to create a world where diabetes can do no harm by funding vital research into life-changing treatments and providing support to help people to live well with diabetes. But they need our help. No matter how much you can give, it will make a difference.

So please donate today.


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Thank you to my Sponsors

£55.88

Gary Dennis

Good luck with the walking

£50

Miles Dobbins (u16) And Family

Well done Ben for doing this

£50

Terence Smyth

Good Luck Ben

£30

Lucy Francis

Good luck Ben

£25

David Portch

Well done Ben!

£20

The Portlock’s

Good luck guys, well done

£12.25

Gary Cushnahan

Tried to donate in kit-kats but they wouldn’t let me

£12.25

Luke Pressling

£12.25

Georgia Flaherty

Good luck!!

£12.25

Inga, Ramas, David K

Good luck Ben

£12.25

Nicola & Better Ben

Run Ben Run! Good luck to both of you ❤️

£10

Vik X

Absolutely great cause, well done ❤️

£10

B Day

Well done!!👏👏

£10

Stephanie Baccelli

❤️

£10

Tamzin

Go queens