A campaign that helps diabetic children receive free monitors to replace painful finger-pricking blood tests received more than £4,000 at a fun day for kids.

Henry Bloom Noble School, in Douglas, opened up its hall for the fundraiser which had a range of entertainment for children of all ages.

Bouncy castles, arts and crafts, entertainment, homemade cakes, a baby/toddler play area and toy and book stalls were provided with a £5 admission fee for kids over the age of two.

KPMG organised the ’Kidtopia’ event to raise funds for its chosen charity of the year - Monitors4Kids.

Joanne Clague, chairperson of the Manx Diabetic Group, said: ’This was a fantastic event for young children, with bouncy castles, slides and entertainment.

’We’re incredibly grateful to the staff of KPMG and everybody who supported the event and helped raise so much money in one day for Monitors4Kids.’

A Monitors4Kids stand was held at the event with children who have type one diabetes answering the public’s questions about the condition.

The parent-led initiative began in June last year and aims to raise £60,000 per year over the next two years to continue to fund Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) for all diabetic children in the island.

Finger-pricking blood tests need to be done around 15 times a day so diabetics can have good control over their condition.

The monitors are a pain-free alternative to this, logging blood sugar levels every five minutes with the information being sent to a mobile phone or handset.

Parents will also be alerted when their child’s blood sugar levels have become dangerously low.

CGMs are not available on prescription in the island and cost individuals about £2,000 per year.

The initiative is looking to change this. It has already handed out free sets of CGMs to children suffering with type one diabetes. There are about 40 children in the island who have the condition.