Friends Sara Hopper and Sara Ansell have been supporting the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust with their annual sponsored walk around Saltwood, Hythe. Last years event celebrated the 10th sponsored walk that the ladies have organized for the charity. The ladies, who have children with diabetes, called upon friends and family to join them on a gloriously sunny day in October. To date , they have raised over £14,000 – Well done team and thank you from all of us at The Paula Carr Trust for your continued support. The post 10 Years of Sponsored Walking appeared first on Paula Carr Diabetes Trust ..read more

Since November 2020 the PCDT has worked closely with East Kent Foot Care to deliver a diabetic foot screening service at their Evegate Clinic, Ashford. Over that time, 2,468 diabetic patients have been screened with many returning for their annual review  It has proved so successful that The Trustees have agreed to fund a weekly screening service at the new East Kent Foot Care clinic based at Folkestone Sports Centre Radnor Park Avenue, CT19 5PX which is in the Wellbeing Centre rather than the main building.  The diabetic foot check is completed by a degree trained Podiatrist with r ..read more

The children’s teams from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust held their annual 627 transition days earlier this month . Lovely days were had by all – lots of fun and laughter with some learning along the way! The transition days help the children with Type 1 diabetes to gain independence on managing their condition moving from primary to secondary school. The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust donated ‘goodie bags’ full of useful school items. Good luck everyone in your new schools. The post Secondary school awaits appeared first on Paula Carr Diabetes Trust ..read more

Staff at East Kent hospitals had the chance to experience what a diabetic hypo is like, as part of events planned by the children’s diabetes team for World Diabetes Day in November. Novo Nordisk and the Paul Carr Diabetes Centre loaned virtual reality headsets that showed colleagues what it would be like to experience a hypoglycaemic episode while driving a car, or while moving through the kitchen at home. The team also handed out laminated posters to raise awareness of the signs of Type 1 diabetes, and gave out goodies such as pens, stickers and hand gel, donated by the Paula Carr Diabetes Tr ..read more

The Paula Carr Diabetes Trustees, together with East Kent Foot Care, have been offering free foot screening services for diabetic patients living in East Kent for the last two years. In that time, the service has treated and referred a number of patients to other health care professionals. East Kent Foot Care have now moved their premises to: Unit 9 Metford Building Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Ashford TBN25 6SX There is ample parking at this new location. The service can only be booked for East Kent-based diabetic patients by calling: 07359 650 965. The clinics operate on Monday ..read more

The annual 627 event to support children with their move from primary to secondary school was held by the East Kent Diabetes team on 27 July 2022. The event was well attended and feedback was very positive. The children took part in various events across the day – one of the first ‘ ice breaker ‘sessions was making monsters and creatures out of old newspapers! The next session encouraged children to think about how their school day will change when they move to secondary school and how that might affect them.  Participants were asked to find out information about their new school prior to ..read more

On a beautiful sunny Saturday in July, around 300 people joined staff from East Kent Hospitals Children’s Diabetes Team on a visit to Howletts animal park. The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust funded approximately 200 tickets and an additional 100 tickets were purchased by families wanting to bring other family members.  The day out appealed to a wide age-range of children and young people, from those who were very small, to those about to move to adult services. Everyone who wanted to was invited to meet up at a central point at lunch-time to eat, chat and get to know one another. Lots of famil ..read more

How does hot weather affect your blood sugar levels? Why it’s important to keep meters and test strips out of the sun. And how to store insulin correctly. These are just some of the helpful tips in an article published by the charity Diabetes UK. Follow this link to read the article in full The post Hot weather tips on managing your diabetes appeared first on Paula Carr Diabetes Trust ..read more

Over the past few years, the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust has helped children’s diabetes teams across Kent to prepare Year 6 children living with type 1 diabetes for their move to secondary school. This year’s 627 was held on the 8th June at the Parkwood community centre. With 18 children attending, this was the busiest one yet. This year’s group of  children  will be going to 12 different secondary schools, so  children were encouraged to work together and get to know others  who would be at the same school. Various activities and talks took place –  the psychology ..read more

Since November 2020 the PCDT has worked closely with East Kent Foot Care to deliver a diabetic foot screening service at their Evegate Clinic, Ashford. Over that time, 2,468 diabetic patients have been screened with many returning for their annual review  It has proved so successful that The Trustees have agreed to fund a weekly screening service at the new East Kent Foot Care clinic based at Folkestone Sports Centre Radnor Park Avenue, CT19 5PX which is in the Wellbeing Centre rather than the main building.  The diabetic foot check is completed by a degree trained Podiatrist with r ..read more