On the 16th of March 2016, our son Rhys was taken to hospital and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This was a complete shock to our family and has been a huge learning curve. 

Our lives now consist of measuring every thing Rhys eats, carb counting, monitoring blood glucose levels, working  out how much insulin to give for each meal, changing pumps and his dexcom every three to ten days. Whilst it is tough, . Rhys keeps us all going as he continues to have a smile on his face every day and has shown so much resilience, he truly is such an inspirational young boy.  

We have been so lucky as we have received new equipment and technology  to support Rhys’ diagnosis as and when it has become available, we have moved from finger pricking 20+ times a day, to a libre which you swipe to check levels to now a dexcom that syncs with our phones, we have also gone from 10 plus injections a day to now have a omnipod pump which we charge every 3 days which has been life changing. This wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for all of the work JDRF  do on a daily basis. . 

I am going to complete 5k a day for a year to raise money for JDRF to help raise awareness of T1 and also as a thank you for all the support we have received as a family, I am going to start this challenge on National Diabetes Day 14th November 2020 and complete it on the 13th  November 2021 (365 runs).

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