Type 1 Diabetes in Scotland
- Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-02223
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 10 January 2017
That the Parliament understands that Scotland has the third highest incidence of type 1 diabetes in the world and that more than 29,000 people are living with the condition with incidence rising particularly rapidly in children under the age of five; recognises the challenges that people with the condition face on a daily basis with constant monitoring and injections of insulin to manage it; understands that it is not linked to lifestyle factors such as diet or exercise; commends the work of JDRF, which is the type 1 diabetes charity that is funding research projects in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow to improve the lives of people with the condition until a cure is found, and notes JDRF’s objective to foster collaboration between industry, academics and clinicians to ensure that new research is driven forward and that Scotland can play a leading role in finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Supported by:
Tom Arthur, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Graeme Dey, James Dornan, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Richard Lochhead, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Ash Regan, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Colin Smyth, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White, Brian Whittle