THE Type 2 Diabetes Peer Support Group, which operates from Bellarine Community Health\u2019s Portarlington site, is appealing for insulin donations to support international charity, Insulin for Life.
\nInsulin for Life collects and distributes excess insulin and other diabetes supplies to people in need around the world.
\n\u201cWe wanted to expand the reach of our Diabetes Peer Support group and offer help to even more people,\u201d group ambassador Eddie Gaskin said.
\nMr Gaskin, along with fellow group ambassador Lesley Gordon, launched the Peer Support Group earlier this year.
\nBoth Mr Gaskin and Ms Gordon have Type 2 Diabetes and completed Bellarine Community Health\u2019s EMPOWER Program.
\nThe eight-week program combines exercise and education to assist people to self-manage their diabetes.
\nMr Gaskin relies on insulin to manage his own diabetes and says he wants to help ensure those less fortunate can get the same access to life saving care.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re asking if anyone has any surplus or left-over supplies of insulin or diabetes products to bring them along to one of our Peer Support Group sessions.\u201d
\nMs Gordon is urging people to look at their stocks of insulin products and see if they can support this cause.
\n\u201cPeople often have an oversupply or surplus of products that can be used elsewhere to save a life,\u201d she said.
\nAll donated insulin and other products must be within the use-by-date.
\nDonations will be forwarded to the Insulin for Life organisation.
\nInsulin for Life distributes around 300 thousand millilitres of insulin and six thousand boxes of blood glucose test strips each year to up to 86 countries.
\nThe Type 2 Diabetes Peer Support Group meets at Bellarine Community Health\u2019s Portarlington site in Fenwick Street every third Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
\nFor further information contact either Eddie Gaskin on eddiegaskin@outlook.com or Lesley Gordon on Lesley.gordon80@gmail.com.
\nBellarine Community Health is proud to support this community initiative.
\nFor more information about the BCH EMPOWER workshops call (03) 5258 0812 or email intake@bch.org.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Type 2 Diabetes Peer Support Group, which operates from Bellarine Community Health\u2019s Portarlington site, is appealing for insulin donations to support international charity, Insulin for Life. Insulin for Life collects and distributes excess insulin and other diabetes supplies to people in need around the world. \u201cWe wanted to expand the reach of our Diabetes […]<\/p>\n