Richmond and
Twickenham
Voluntary Group
Living with Diabetes Day held at York House on Saturday 8 November
More than 100 participants heard from dieticians, podiatrists, a specialist nurse and a consultant diabetologist about various aspects of diabetes care. The work of Diabetes UK’s Careline was presented. The care line provides an information and support service to people with diabetes, their families and carers; it is accessible by phone 0845 120 2960, textphone 020 7424 1031 and email careline@diabetes.org.uk
Donations
From Cllr. Marc Cranfield-Adams we received £14,279.69 – the sum raised by the Mayor’s Charity Fund during his term of office. We also received donations from Twickenham Townswomen’s Guild of £150 and Waitrose Twickenham’s Community Matters Scheme of £332. We are grateful to all who were involved in donating and fundraising
Research
Following a poll of members we allocated £2,000 of the Mayor’s Funds to the adoption of two Diabetes UK research projects:
One at Imperial College investigating the function of fatty acid transport proteins in diabetes aimed at new therapies to mitigate heart complications
One at King’s College examining ways of ensuring the best survival and function of islets transplanted for therapy of Type 1 diabetes.
We hope to have progress reports in the form of talks from both research teams in the coming year.
Local Activities
During the summer we set up our stall at local
fairs:
Richmond in May, Hampton in June and St Margaret’s in July
We took part in Twickenham Rotary’s Swimathon in September, raising £289.90
We held our third annual Quiz Night in November at Elleray Hall, Teddington. It was highly entertaining, very competitive and raised £140
We held discussion meetings at St Mary’s Church
Hall on a range of subjects: Developments in research
Tai Chi and its possible beneficial effect on Type 2 diabetes
The ever important and sometimes controversial subject of diet
...and an Open Forum
We plan to do more in 2009, particularly in relation to information and education of patients and their carers
Please see our News page for the latest information
Our occasional newsletters and this website are our main means of communication with you. But they are mainly one way.
At our meetings, usually held on Tuesday evenings at St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Twickenham we do get some feedback and ideas of what sort of support and information you would like us to provide.
However, not everyone can get to these meetings and we would like to hear from you about any subjects that you would like aired or issues that you would like us to take up.
If you have any ideas on these matters, including possible alternative times or venues for meetings, please let us know by writing to me at 21 Wolsey Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1QP or email at chair@DUKRT.org.uk - or better still come along to the next meeting.
Best wishes for the New Year
Alastair Mackinlay, Chair
January 2009
Registered charity no. 215199
The information presented on this site is for general use only and is not intended to provide personal medical advice or substitute for the advice of your physician. If you have questions or concerns about individual health matters or the management of your diabetes, please consult your diabetes care team. Products highlighted on this website are not necessarily endorsed by Diabetes UK. Visit www.diabetes.org.uk for more information about the charity.