Charitable links to raise money FREE (please view and click) 18 February 2006 at 10:53AM edited 30 November -1 at 12:00AM in Charities 242 replies 206.4K views

Paulee

Hi Buddhabellybutton & Poppycat,

I've just noticed that you've thanked me for this message. I'm thrilled and touched that you thought it worthy of thanks - I was a bit worried that I'd rambled on a bit!

Thanks,

Paul.

Poppycat

Hi Paul. That's no problem, its a very worthy cause you mentioned and one which I would gladly support. As you said sadly Diabetes is rising along with asthma which I also suffer from.

I cant help but feel that with our unhealthily diets, lack of exercise and stuck in sealed homes whether this contributes to it. Something is going wrong anyhow.

I think we all know at least someone who has either disability, I do hope that there is one day a cure both can be killers.

Poppycat

I just found this link on there web site

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/news/feb06/obesity.htm

"Childhood obesity on the rise

More than one in four children aged between two and ten is oveweight or obese, according to a report from the National Audit Office, the Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission."

smartiepants

Bump up for this worthy thread. xxxx

moneywasternomore!

Great idea. Finally got round to doing something I've always meant to do.

smartiepants

I'm sure no-one minds me keep bumping this one up, but if you do, just tell me. xxxx

Poppycat

No please keep it bumped. It keeps disappearing as the forum is very busy. It doesn't cost us nowt and gives us a nice warm feeling inside that we are helping others.

I do some charity work (help people unable to walk far to wherever they want to go) so I no all to well that it does make a difference.

smartiepants

Good for you Poppycat, another selfless act.

twink

have made a note to click every day thanks for letting people know.

Paulee

Poppycat wrote:

I just found this link on there web site

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/news/feb06/obesity.htm

"Childhood obesity on the rise

More than one in four children aged between two and ten is oveweight or obese, according to a report from the National Audit Office, the Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission."

Hi Poppycat,

Thanks for your comments and your link to Diabetes UK. I agree, I'm pretty sure that there is probably something in the food, water, air etc (probably chemical additives) that are responsible for triggering a lot of these increasingly common disorders.

However, insulin dependant type 1 diabetes is not related to diet or lifestyle. It is believed that it can be triggered by such things as a bad virus, an accident, shock, or even stress. This is different to type 2 diabetes which is usually caused by being overweight. This is normally associated with people over 40 years of age, but is increasingly occuring in young, obese, children. In some parts of the world, particularly in the Asian and Afro-Carribean populations, type 2 is increasing extremely rapidly, almost to epidemic levels.

In my search for a "click to give" web site for diabetes I have mailed and received an encouraging response, from the people behind the "Hunger" site we are so familiar with. I have not found anything that answers my query yet, but I will keep on looking.

Thanks, once again,

Paul.