Our Donations to Diabetes Research

The Bristol Diabetes Support Group was proud to announce they were in a position to donate a sum of money for the Diabetes UK Research projects.

Jan Tyrell (centre), Eileen Randall (Treasurer) and Dennis Ryan (Chairman).

At our group meeting on 24th November 2009, a cheque for a total off £5500 was presented to Jan Tyrell, regional manager of Diabetes UK South West.

She thanked the group for putting such effort into collecting and donating a large sum and said it would certainly make a difference to people involved in these projects, as will, hopefully, the outcome of the research to people with diabetes.

The donation is being divided between four projects that are currently being carried out in the Bristol area; as follows:

• University of Bristol – The Key to Glucose Uptake.   £1500

  Investigating the protein called Rep 11, and how it is involved in stimulating the uptake of glucose from the bloodstream into cells. This protein could serve as a new target for the development of oral drugs to treat diabetes.

• University of Bristol – Keeping Immune Cells in Check.   £1500

  Research for Type 1 – Certain white blood cells (T-Cells) recognise insulin as a threat to the body and destroy the insulin producing beta-cells of the pancreas. Understanding why this happens will enable us to learn how to control these T-Cells and. hopefully, prevent diabetes.

• Southmead Hospital – Maternal Microchimerism in the Pancreas.   £1500

  Exploring recent discovery that maternal cells can go on to produce functional, insulin-secreting cells in children and examining whether they have the ability to regenerate - potentially identifying a new strategy to prevent Type 1 diabetes.

• Southmead Hospital – Investigating the Effects of Fructose.   £1000

  Examining the effects of fructose on adipocytes leading to further investigation on simulated glucose uptake and altered responses. Recognising that adipocytes in an important source of systemic endocrine signals, effects of fructose on the production and secretion of leptin and adiponectin will be measured.

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