Welcome to Arijit Acharjee's London Marathon 2014 Fundraising Page

Marathon update: 26.2 Miles completed in 5 hours 15 minutes and 2 seconds. Thank you everyone for your help and support. It would not have been a special event without you.

Hello friends,

As part of my London Marathon 2014 run; I am raising funds for my charity Silver Star for a cause very close to my heart.

Diabetes is a silent killer and there are currently over 3 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK and another over 1 million people who have type 2 diabetes but do not yet know it.

Left untreated, the condition can lead to heart disease, stroke, nerve damage and blindness. If positive lifestyle changes are made, such as weight loss and healthy eating, then diabetes doesn't have to be inevitable. The SILVER STAR mobile unit measures weight and height to get the BMI and Blood Glucose level, and gives results immediately after the tests which take 3-5 minutes. Imagine finding out you have diabetes but that you have the time to do something about it. SILVER STAR helps to save lives and I am honoured to be running for the charity.

3rd April 2014: Silver Star features in ITV News: youtube.com/watch?v=GUYdUED5JeY

SILVER STAR has some high profile supporters to help promote this message including its founder patron the Rt Hon. Keith Vaz MP, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Actresses Shilpa Shetty and Nina Wadia, and Esther Rantzen. Samantha Cameron recently hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street in honouring the important work of SILVER STAR.

So if you would like to help our mobile unit get to more people in more places in the UK then please do support me.

Please donate generously by clicking "Give Now" above and then "Donate" such that we can defeat this silent killer.

Thank you.
Arijit Acharjee