Gill Trickey

Walk Your Way 2025

400,000 people are currently living with type 1 diabetes in the UK, I want to change that.

I’m taking organising my own One Walk to help raise money to fund life-changing research and make a difference to the lives of people affected by type 1!

With your support and your generous donations, we can fund Breakthrough T1D's important work. Here are just a few examples of what your money can do...

£20 could enable 20 parents to return to work, safe in the knowledge that their child's type 1 diabetes will be carefully managed at school, thanks to Breakthrough T1D's e-learning modules.

£65 could help a vital research project progress by paying for one hour of research time.

£115 could pay for one person to be screened for type 1 diabetes. Which could help prevent life threating un-diagnosed type 1 diabetes complications.

Thank you for your support, whatever you donate is really appreciated. Together, we can help Breakthrough T1D to cure type 1 diabetes!

My Achievements

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Reached 50% of fundraising goal

Reached fundraising goal

My Updates

Our diabetes story

Friday 18th Apr
We first met T1D when my little boy aged 8 become extremely unwell and out of know where he was diagnosed with diabetes. Type 1 doesn't run i our families so it was a complete shock and a total lifestyle change. The hardest part of diabetes is now my little one is realising this condition is with him for life. He was given a Ruffus 🧸 when he was diagnosed and would love to make sure others get theirs too.

Thank you to my Sponsors

£20

Garry Speller

£11.33

Gill Trickey