Guest Speaker: Sylvia McAra provided us with interesting information relating to her clinical trial research into Glyceryl Trinitrate and the effects and responses, following treatment of selected diabetics and those with impaired circulation. As a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher  Sylvia is  investigating a reliable method of improving blood flow to cold feet, a symptom of poor blood supply, which will also help treat foot ulcers and pains. Glyceryl Trinitrate, has been used for 150 years to treat the heart disease angina, causing blood vessels to widen and allow more blood to reach the area where patches containing small doses of the medication are applied.  Early results are promising and suggest this is a useful treatment in many cases of impaired circulation. Sylvia indicated 100 participants are required to be her ‘guinea pigs’ … (“we need people who complain of cold feet” !) …  only 10 more are needed … she asked members to keep her project in mind when networking amongst friends. Following completion of her PhD Sylvia believes larger studies of a similar nature will follow. Each participant will have a review of medical history and provision of information to their doctor, and blood circulation is checked during each visit. Sylvia also mentioned the new state-of-the-art clinic at CSU … high quality, low-cost foot care.