Pedors Australia were fortunate to be present at a Diabetes Forum last year where one of

the guest speakers was Suzette Silva. Suzette’s son Tristan, aged twenty three months old

had been unwell and Suzette had to really raise a commotion to have testing done that she

suspected may yield results with her local G.P. Thank goodness for a mother’s instincts.

At 11.00pm that same night Suzette received a call from the hospital that changed their

lives, more particularly Tristan’s life forever, or until the day a cure is found for Type 1

Diabetes. They nearly lost Tristan that night and he’s had numerous hospital visits since,

a simple cold can be life threatening.

Suzette’s G.P. had been unaware that a twenty three month old baby could present with

Type 1 Diabetes. Since that time Suzette has devoted an enormous amount of time and

energy to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes in infants and children.

During Suzette’s talk she mentioned she was working on having some posters produced

to hang in Doctor’s waiting rooms advising people (and Doctors!) of the symptoms and

actions that should be taken if you have concerns.

Pedors Australia were happy to donate a pair of our Diabetic shoes to be auctioned with

all proceeds going to Suzette’s posters. Mark Cotza of Thirteen Design, Hallam, himself

the father of a child with Type 1 Diabetes was able to produce 500 Posters with the

proceeds of the auction!

A simple urine test or a finger prick test is all it takes to identify. Six people a day are

diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Australia. Feel free to share this poster and spread the

word as far and wide as you can.

Many thanks,

Carlene