About 10 years ago my mother contracted type 1 diabetes. Knowing of no direct family history of diabetes and my mother being of very slight build, there seemed to be no rhyme or reason for her body to have chosen this time to stop producing sufficient insulin. With such mystery surrounding the cause of this illness and the work still obviously required to understand and find a less invasive treatment, I am riding to both raise funds and awareness to help bring about the needed step change in research and discovery.

I am not a regular fund raiser, this is the first sponsorship I have sought since I was a child, oh so many years ago! By cycling these 100 miles, I'm hoping I can make that all important difference and may be this small sum will be the few extra pounds that secure the breakthrough we are looking for .. for my mum and my many other friends and family who I have since learned are in a similar position.

Please help me reach my target and thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

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