Charities - blood and diabetes

Leukaemia Research Association – Tyneside and North Region

Address: Leukaemia Research Association, c/o Deputy Head of Administration, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH

Telephone: 0191 222 8471

Fax: 0191 222 6521

Email:

Website:

www.tlra.org.uk

Charity number: 202047 (England & Wales)

The Tyneside Leukaemia Research Association (TLRA) covers Tyneside, Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria and Cleveland.

Funds raised are used to support the nationally and internationally recognised research being carried out in the University of Newcastle Medical School and its associated hospitals in north-east England.

Circulation Foundation

Address: 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE

Telephone: 020 7304 4779

Fax:

Email:

info@circulationfoundation.org.uk

Website:

http://www.circulationfoundation.org.uk

Charity number: 1102769 (England & Wales)

Vascular disease is as common as cancer and heart disease. It affects more than 4 million people in the UK alone and accounts and can affect anyone at any time. It is a devastating and debilitating disease; the warning signs can lie dormant for years.

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation

Address: 101-102 Northney Marina, Hayling Island, Hants PO11 0NH

Telephone: 023 92 637 808

Fax: 023 92 636 137

Email:

andrew.dixon@drwf.org.uk

Website:

www.drwf.org.uk

Charity number: 1070607

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation funds leading research projects across the UK into the causes, complications and potential cures of diabetes. Our long-term goal is simply to discover an effective cure as more than 430 million people will be effected by diabetes worldwide by 2030. Without our intervention, diabetes is set to become one of the 21st Century’s greatest medical problems. Recent progress has given cause for optimism but now our support of the pioneering research is more vital than ever before if we are to make the breakthrough.

Diabetes Trust Research and Care Fund

Address: c/o Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust, PO Box 294, Northampton NN1 4XS

Telephone: 01604 622837

Fax: 01604 622838

Email:

jennyhirst@iddtinternational.org

Website:

www.iddtinternational.org

Charity number: 1058284 (England & Wales)

The Trust was set up in 1994 by people with diabetes for people with diabetes. We offer support and understanding to those with diabetes and their families. We provide a free telephone listening service and information leaflets to enable people with diabetes to have an informed choice of treatment and to help with the day to day difficulties of living with diabetes.

Diabetes Trust Welfare Fund

Address: c/o Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust, PO Box 294, Northampton NN1 4XS

Telephone: 01604 622837

Fax: 01604 622838

Email:

jennyhirst@iddtinternational.org

Website:

http://www.iddtinternational.org

Charity number: 1058284 (England & Wales)

The Trust was set up in 1994 by people with diabetes for people with diabetes. We offer support and understanding to those with diabetes and their families. We provide information leaflets to enable people with diabetes to have an informed choice of treatment and to help with the day to day difficulties of living with diabetes. We also provide a telephone listening service and collate information from the experiences of people with diabetes to help and support others.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Address: 19 Angel Gate, City Road, London EC1V 2PT

Telephone: 020 7713 2030

Fax: 020 7713 2031

Email:

info@jdrf.org.uk

Website:

http://www.jdrf.org.uk

Charity number: 295716 (England & Wales)

Type 1 diabetes means that the body cannot regulate blood glucose levels on its own. Glucose is a type of sugar, which is a source of energy.

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition that stays with people their entire lives.

It has a life long impact on those diagnosed with it and their families.
People with type 1 diabetes rely on multiple insulin injections or pump infusions every day just to stay alive.
Type 1 diabetes is most commonly diagnosed in childhood, but it can happen at any age.

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Address: 39-40 Eagle Street, London WC1R 4TH

Telephone: 020 7405 0101

Fax: 020 7242 1488

Email:

legacy@beatbloodcancers.org

Website:

www.beatbloodcancers.org

Charity number: 216032 (England & Wales), SC037529 (Scotland)

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into better treatments and cures for blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Sickle Cell Society

Address: 54 Station Road, London, NW10 4UA

Telephone: 020 8961 7795

Fax: 020 8961 8346

Email:

info@sicklecellsociety.org

Website:

www.sicklecellsociety.org

Charity number: 1046631 (England and Wales)

The Sickle Cell Society has been operating for 31 years and currently supports over 13,000 people who have a Sickle Cell Disease and 250,000 people who are carriers of the sickle cell gene in the UK. Sickle Cell Disease is now the most common genetic disease in England.