Orkney parents back Lyla's Law campaign

Orkney parents back Lyla's Law campaign

Orkney parents have thrown their weight behind a national campaign calling for routine testing for type one diabetes in children. This Monday sees the House of Commons host a debate on the issue, following a petition by the family of Lyla Story, a Hull four-year-old who died after her type one diabetes was misdiagnosed as tonsilitis. The subsequent campaign for “Lyla’s Law” which would see children in the UK routinely tested for the longterm con…