​For our younger members, we're running a Soft Play event for under 7's on Friday 13th April at 9:30am at Play Days in Basingstoke.  Come along to meet other parents, share tips and stories and generally relax for a few mins (try to finish your cuppa while its still hot for once!) 
Either let Chris know that you're thinking of coming, or email [email protected] and we'll look out for you. See you there!

Diabetes UK has started a campaign for clear and consistent labelling such as:-

• Front-of-pack traffic light labelling on all pre-packaged foods sold in the UK.
• Calorie labelling in key restaurants, cafes and takeaways, with carbohydrate content available online or when requested in store.
• Carbohydrate content labelling on products per portion or per individual unit as prepared.

If you'd like clearer food labelling please sign the petition at https://campaigns.diabetes.org.uk/page/20609/petition/1 
​#FoodUpfront

​https://beyondtype1.org/10-secrets-for-getting-your-toddler-with-type-1-to-eat/

The dates for Parent meetings for this year have now been set:-

• 6th March
• 12th June
• 11th September
• 4th December​

We're always on the look out for new venues throughout our area to hold our meetings, so if you'd like us to come a bit closer to you, please get in touch via [email protected]

Our HPDG Social Event calendar is being finalised for 2018 (suggestions to [email protected] are always welcome) and will be announced here soon (an on Facebook and Twitter).... 

A new UK based Diabetic Pen Pal Service (non-profit) called Type One Writers has just been launched for people living with Type 1 Diabetes!

Everyone with Type 1 can join the service (open to adults, children, young people and parents of children with T1) and once signed up, you'll be matched with a diabetic pen pal somewhere else in the country and you'll receive a starter pack of stationary goodies to get you started on your pen pal venture! This pack includes stickers, postcards, papers and envelopes etc and membership costs just £5 a year.