I am a professor of diabetes and along with my daughter, Diya, we will be abseiling down six storeys of the Leicester Royal Infirmary’s Windsor Building to raise funds for the type 1 diabetes centre of excellence.

We are raising money to support the type 1 diabetes centre of excellence as part of the Leicester Hospitals Charity. The aim of the centre is to provide a state-of-the-art facility for our community, with access to the very best clinical care underpinned by pioneering research excellence. The centre will use the latest diabetes technologies and support seamless virtual care to help people living with type 1 diabetes.