The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust is to fund 20 sessions of oxygen therapy at the Swanley Oxygen Therapy Centre for patients living with diabetes in Kent and Medway. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is known to help diabetic patients improve their blood sugars, sleeping patterns and general wellbeing. Follow this link to read the story of one patient who has benefited from the therapy.

The new funding has been made available after patients reported important benefits following oxygen therapy sessions at the Canterbury MS Therapy Centre, also funded by the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust.

Ros Debling, a trustee of the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust, said: “Oxygen therapy has become an important part of the lives of a number of diabetic patients. We wanted to offer this to patients who may find travelling to Swanley more convenient.”

To apply for a funded session at the Swanley Oxygen Therapy Centre download the form below.

Once completed, send the form to the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LZ. You will then be contacted by the Swanley centre staff.

People living with diabetes in Kent and Medway can look forward to using a special app to help them track their health, thanks to the generous support of the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust. 

The my mhealth app will be offered to 100,000 patients initially. Once a patient has been introduced to the app by their health professional they are then asked to fill in their details such as their blood glucose levels or BMI. Providing this information on the app will help improve patient care, with health professionals having easy access to the patient’s most important healthcare information.

There is in-app content tailored to enable patients to monitor their blood glucose, HbA1C, and other risk factors. They also have access to an expert educational programme that helps them to learn about their conditions with the aim of reducing their risk of serious long-term complications. 

Gary Fagg MBE, Chairman of the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust, commented:

“The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust are proud to be investing in a partnership with Kent & Medway CCG and my mhealth at this very important time for the NHS. We know first-hand the challenges diabetes patients have in accessing services. Providing the diabetes digital platform, myDiabetes, offers a significant breakthrough to the continuing education and access to services for our diabetes patients across the region.”

Patients wishing to find out more about the app should talk to their GP practice or their diabetes health professional.