an insulin pump for a child.- $7500.00

A gift of an insulin pump for a child with type 1 diabetes is a potentially life changing donation. Insulin pumps are proven to be greatly beneficial in the management of type 1 diabetes. In addition to alleviating the intrusive daily regime of diet management and insulin injections, they help minimise dangerous fluctuations in blood sugar that can result in long term health complication such as blindness, heart disease, kidney failure, limb amputation or coma. In addition to the health benefits, insulin pumps can make an enormous difference to the whole family – parents no longer have to plan family life around insulin injections and the child can more easily experience the independence of being able to play sport, go on a school camp or stay over at a friend’s house. Your donation could make a huge difference to an Australian child living with type 1 diabetes.