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An NHS worker from a well-known farming family is marching towards her goal of one million steps to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes.
Laura Yates is taking on the challenge set by Diabetes UK to cover the considerable distance between July 1 and the end of September to raise awareness of the struggle faced by millions living with diabetes in the UK.
Granddaughter to the late Henry Yates, Laura suffers with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease which has seen her self-inject insulin more than 22,000 times in the last 12 years.
The 24-year-old from Middleton Scriven, south of Bridgnorth, works in communications for the NHS and is being joined by a number of colleagues in the challenge while raising money as their group, Team Type 1.
"One million steps seems formidable, but it actually only breaks down to about 11,000 steps a day," Laura said.
"I was surprised how achievable that figure is. I do most of mine walking around the farm checking up on our 2,000 sheep."
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Well done Laura! 🙂
Laura Yates is taking on the challenge set by Diabetes UK to cover the considerable distance between July 1 and the end of September to raise awareness of the struggle faced by millions living with diabetes in the UK.
Granddaughter to the late Henry Yates, Laura suffers with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease which has seen her self-inject insulin more than 22,000 times in the last 12 years.
The 24-year-old from Middleton Scriven, south of Bridgnorth, works in communications for the NHS and is being joined by a number of colleagues in the challenge while raising money as their group, Team Type 1.
"One million steps seems formidable, but it actually only breaks down to about 11,000 steps a day," Laura said.
"I was surprised how achievable that figure is. I do most of mine walking around the farm checking up on our 2,000 sheep."
NHS worker near Bridgnorth marches towards one million steps for diabetes
An NHS worker from a well-known farming family is marching towards her goal of one million steps to raise awareness of type one diabetes.
Well done Laura! 🙂
