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
£50
Miles Dobbins (u16) And Family
Well done Ben for doing this
£50
Terence Smyth
Good Luck Ben
£50
Mum And Dad
Good luck Ben and Poppy you will smash this love Mum and Dad
£30
Lucy Francis
Good luck Ben
£28.44
Georgia Grix
Cheering you both on as always 💙
£25
David Portch
Well done Ben!
£23.45
Luise Fuller
Good Luck Ben from the Fuller’s x
£23.45
Jane Mitchell
Wishing Ben and Poppy all the very best for today . Respect to you both xx
£23.45
Sean Murphy
Well done!!!
£20
Best Sister And Aunty ❤️❤️
Good luck both of you! You will smash it! ❤️
£20
The Portlock’s
Good luck guys, well done
£17.89
Deb & Dan Chaplin
Well done Ben & Poppy, good job xx
£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
Good luck with the walking