Proserpine Hospital nurses take on outback trek to find a cure

Two Whitsundays nurses are going to great lengths to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

Two Whitsundays nurses are going to great lengths to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, embarking on a week-long outback trek to raise research funds.

Proserpine Hospital nurses Troy Wake and Siobhan Barlow have challenged themselves to trek the Northern Territory’s Larapinta Trail in August, as part of a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fundraising campaign.

From August 23 to 29, they will trek 14-16km per day to show their support for the many Australians living with Type 1 Diabetes.

They are on a mission to raise awareness of the life-threatening condition, and clear up some of the myths surrounding it, such as that it is caused by eating too much sugar and being overweight.

Type 1 Diabetes affects 120,000 Australians, and 2742 people are diagnosed in Australia each year.

It can strike anyone, at any age and is a lifelong illness.

“We both support people in our local community that live with the daily relentless burden of Type 1 Diabetes,” Ms Barlow said.

“We would like to fundraise as much as we can to find a cure and to fund new technologies to enable people to manage this condition more easily.”

Ms Barlow and Ms Wake are well on the way to reaching their $7000 fundraising goal via an online donation page.

To ensure they get there, they will be hosting a drinks and nibbles event featuring some fantastic auction items at Northerlies Beach Bar and Grill on Friday, June 11.

See more details here.

Originally published as Proserpine Hospital nurses take on outback trek to find a cure