A Nottingham dad is running the length of the M1 to raise awareness after his son received a "life changing" diagnosis. Jamie Austin, 49, who is originally from Nottingham, is undertaking the huge challenge to raise funds after his 12-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, where a lack of insulin causes the level of blood sugar to become too high.
Henry, who was 10-years-old when he was diagnosed in June 2020, had started showing signs of the condition such as an increased thirst and needing to go to the toilet more than usual. But dad Jamie, who is running 220 miles over 10 days from January 23 for diabetes research charity JDRF, said he was completely unaware at the time.
"I didn't know or spot the symptoms that he had. He needed to drink a lot and go to the toilet a lot, he was never satisfied when he had a drink and was having to get up five and six times a night sometimes," he said.
