Reg Charity No. 215199 Issue 7 April/May 2011

Our treasure Hunt at Botanic Gardens was a huge success, children and adults

joined in the fun following the clues. Thank you to everyone that came and made

it the huge success that it was!

Some of those questions were tricky! June checking the answers!

We have a family Fun Day coming up in June and as it is on Fathers Day there

will be a free gift for the first 20 dads! (See page 2)

This year we are asking that people bring their own picnic, juice, coffee and tea

will be available to purchase.

Keep checking in for details of future events, Christmas Party etc.

Our website has been updated and we would value your views on it. Is there

anything else that you think would be of benefit on there?

We have donated a set of scales and a carbohydrate counting book for teaching

purposes to the children’s ward and a set of scales to the diabetic clinic at

Ormskirk hospital.

The scales can calculate the carbohydrate value by the weight of the food

against a code for the type of food.

Family Fun Day!

Sunday 19th June (Fathers Day)

Scarisbrick Village Hall

12 am-4 pm £1 Entrance Fee

Free Gift for first 20 dads!

Games, tug of war, giant inflatable slide, Gladiator, (All Free).

Coffee, tea, juice, cakes & hotdogs will be available to purchase.

Bring a picnic!

(Raffle Prizes Greatly Appreciated)

Donations!

Many thanks to:

Helen for the £73 proceeds of a Craft Fair.

Mr & Mrs Silk who sent us £25.

We have also funded 5 children for the Castlehead DUK holiday;

please don’t forget to tell us all about the holiday when you come

back children. (angiegore@blueyonder.co.uk)

Change in measurement of HbA1c delayed

The change of reporting HbA1c from percentage (%) units to millimoles per mol (mmol/mol) on 1 June 2011, has been postponed until 1 October 2011. (DUK

Website May 2011)

Contacts:June 07849788993

angiegore@blueyonder.co.uk

Website www.thelancelotschildrensdiabeticclub.co.uk

Facebook Group-The Lancelots

Half term Activity

Freshfield Squirrel Reserve

Friday 3rd June

Meet at noon

(Find the squirrel & find the sea)

Bring a picnic

YOUR NHS

Local families have brought to our attention the detrimental effects of the

inequity of care provided by the two local Primary care trusts.

Families on the Sefton side have a full time paediatric diabetes specialist nurse

who can be contacted on a daily basis whilst families on the Central Lancashire

side have this support for only one day per week.

Thanks to the efforts of Dr Ng Sefton children now have access to insulin

pumps where necessary but Central Lancashire children are being denied this

opportunity because of the lack of specialist nursing support.

We will be contacting the Pct about this issue.

If you are being affected, or have any concerns you would like us to put to them

please contact us.

Parents Tip

When travelling abroad always take one full spare set of everything medical and

carry in two different hand luggage’s.