A determined campaigner for diabetes will be attending a reception with the prime minister in recognition for all her hard work

Rosey Edwardes, aged 13 from Bridport, has type 1 diabetes and was nominated by Diabetes UK to meet Theresa May at a reception at No 10 Downing Street on Monday.

She also won the charity’s Young Person’s Outstanding Contribution Award in May after fighting hard for access to life-changing diabetes technology, which included writing to Mrs May.

Kirsty, Rosey’s mum, said: “It is such a privilege for Rosey to be acknowledged for her help with the Diabetes UK campaign.

“To think that her initial letter to Theresa May would have such a positive result in helping others to manage their diabetes effectively is quite humbling. Theresa May uses the same flash monitoring to manage her diabetes throughout on of the toughest jobs there is.

“It just shows that Rosey can get great results if she stands up to something she feels strongly about.”

Rosey has had type 1 diabetes since she was 17 months old and did have to check her blood glucose levels at least 10 times a day by finger prick.

Along with mum Kirsty and charity Diabetes UK, Rosey lobbied Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to make a blood glucose monitoring device available on the NHS in the county.

Under the old system, it was up to individual clinical CCGs to decide whether or not they made flash glucose monitoring available to patients in their area; meaning the CCG could dictate the criteria for patients eligible for the device and decide whether to offer it at all.

The device, which is the size of a £2 coin and sits on the arm, was made available on prescription for all patients who meet the guidelines - including Rosey - last month.