La Cala Diabetics Support Group Costa del Sol

La Cala Diabetics supports Diabetics across the Costa del Sol. We are based in La Cala and for more information on our meetings please view the details on the right.

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Background

The Diabetic Support Group (DSG) was founded by Anne and Frank Bowles with the co-operation of Martin and Barbara Rhead in 2003. Both couples had a diabetic in the family.

Martin, the past-President and founder member of The Mijas La Cala Lions, gave Anne and Frank the incentive to form a group to help all English-speaking diabetics from Malaga to Gibraltar who required additional assistance. This enabled the two of them to develop the idea. It was clear that little or no support was available for diabetics in Southern Spain through the normal medical channels. The Lions gave them the ‘umbrella’ of a recognised and established organisation and helped fund the operation.

Since those early days the group has helped and assisted over 500 diabetics to come to terms with their condition. The DSG is able to advise and guide, through specialised doctors and nurses, any one who is a diabetic.