Charitable links to raise money FREE (please view and click)

Paulee · 2 March 2006 at 9:46AM

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 · 2 March 2006 at 12:14PM

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 · 2 March 2006 at 12:16PM

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 · 2 March 2006 at 11:21PM

Bump up for this worthy thread. xxxx

moneywasternomore! · 3 March 2006 at 1:49AM

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

smartiepants · 3 March 2006 at 11:13AM

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

Poppycat · 3 March 2006 at 11:39AM

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 · 3 March 2006 at 12:20PM

Good for you Poppycat, another selfless act.

twink · 3 March 2006 at 1:36PM

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

Paulee · 3 March 2006 at 6:42PM

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.

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