To quote the World Diabetes Day website:

In 2007 and 2008, the theme of World Diabetes Day is Diabetes in Children and Adolescents. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Type 1 diabetes is growing by 3% per year in children and adolescents, and at an alarming 5% per year among pre-school children. It is estimated that 70,000 children under 15 develop type 1 diabetes each year (almost 200 children a day). Currently, an estimated 440,000 children live with type 1 diabetes globally.

I had a look through the website and the best thing I came across was this charity, Life For a Child. I’ve previously been a Unicef supporter (and still stand by the amazing work they do), but I think at the end of this year I’m going to move my charity spend over to Life for a Child. These are just some of the incredible things they are providing for children with type one diabetes in third world countries:

• Sufficient insulin and syringes
• Blood glucose monitoring facilities
• Appropriate clinical care
• HbA1c testing
• Diabetes education
• Technical support for health professionals

Imagine being able to help other people in the world with the same condition who can nowhere near afford the amazing health care we get here?! I’m definitely in for a piece of that.