A MUM who has raised £800,000 for a diabetes charity was honoured by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Jubie Wigan, of Great Tew, was inspired to support medical research into type one diabetes when her daughter Aleina was diagnosed with the condition at age two.

The 39-year-old was given the Point of Light award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers, on Monday.

Mrs Wigan – who lives in the West Oxfordshire village with her husband, Charlie, Aleina, now six, and son Caius, four – said she was honoured to receive the award.

She was commended for raising funds for type one diabetes charity, JDRF, through fundraising dinners.

She also created the Sugarplum Children website, which holds the largest online directory of food information to support parents of children with the condition.

She said: “I am so honoured to have been chosen as the recipient of this prestigious award.

“To have the work I do with Sugarplum Children recognised at this level, gives me the drive and energy I need to take my fundraising to the next level, helping to make the daily ordeal of life with type 1 for all those brave little stars a thing of the past.“

Mrs Wigan is planning to host her third fundraising dinner for JDRF towards the end of next year, in which she hopes her fundraising efforts will surpass £1m.

She said PM Mrs May already has the date pencilled into her diary.

Mrs May said: “Jubie’s determination and drive to support your daughter Aliena and others with type one Diabetes is allowing children and their families to manage the condition so they can get on and enjoy life.

“I have seen first-hand the phenomenal effort she put into raising a staggering amount for JDRF and the important work Sugarplum Children is doing to help families have the information they need.”

Type one diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune condition, not related to lifestyle, which develops when the insulin-producing cells in the body have been destroyed and the body is unable to produce any insulin.

The condition affects 400,000 people in the UK, with over 29,000 of them children.