This year I am running the Dublin Marathon on the 26th of October in aid of Diabetes Ireland. This is an organisation that means a lot to my family as they have been a huge support to my Mam, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2022. Diabetes Ireland provide huge amounts of supports around all of the complexities that come with a diabetes diagnosis, as well as education, public awareness and funding towards the prevention and treatment for people living with diabetes. Before my Mam was diagnosed, our family had no idea how much diabetics impacts people’s lives- in her own words, managing diabetes is like having a second job! Without the support of organisations like Diabetes Ireland, a complicated illness would seem so much more unmanageable and it means a lot to me to be running the marathon in aid of such an important organisation 💙