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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A WOMAN who launched a support group after discovering that a shocking proportion of her town was living with type two diabetes has been recognised by a national charity.
Karen Jackson-Smith, from Millom, was diagnosed in May and decided to set up a support group after discovering that 10 per cent of the town's population also had the condition.
The 53-year-old joined forces with Millom Health Action Group to deliver a scheme that enabled people to come together and share their ideas and top tips for coping with diabetes.
Now, after just two meetings, the group has been recognised by national charity, Diabetes UK, which now acknowledges the group as part of its official network.
Ms Jackson Smith was delighted by the news and said: "It opens up quite a few doors, I think, in terms of supporting us nationally and regionally.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/millo...arity-7f3e7f6e-4037-4cc8-b0eb-be1437328ddf-ds
Karen Jackson-Smith, from Millom, was diagnosed in May and decided to set up a support group after discovering that 10 per cent of the town's population also had the condition.
The 53-year-old joined forces with Millom Health Action Group to deliver a scheme that enabled people to come together and share their ideas and top tips for coping with diabetes.
Now, after just two meetings, the group has been recognised by national charity, Diabetes UK, which now acknowledges the group as part of its official network.
Ms Jackson Smith was delighted by the news and said: "It opens up quite a few doors, I think, in terms of supporting us nationally and regionally.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/millo...arity-7f3e7f6e-4037-4cc8-b0eb-be1437328ddf-ds