Your stories

These are the stories of people who have chosen to take up a running challenge and raise funds for Diabetes UK at the same time.

If you have a running story to share, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please send us some details about yourself and your story by emailing events.fundraising@diabetes.org.uk , or telephone us on 020 7424 1000 and ask for the fundraising team.

Read our latest diabetes stories below.

''I'm using my new-found ove of exercise to enter the Bupa Great North 10K Run.'

'Now I reach for healthy foods instead of junk.'

'I have always thought that I might be able to use my running to raise funds one day and that day had clearly come.'

"I have to say that the overall experience of running for charity was a hugely positive one."

High Wycombe RAF Squadron Leader runs Bupa Great North Run for daughters with diabetes

Tony Quinn, 45, from Walter’s Ash near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, is currently raising funds and training hard in preparation for the Bupa Great North Run on 19 September.

‘Sam’s death came as such a shock… she had her whole life ahead of her.’

Family run the Bupa Great North Run in memory of their beloved 19-year-old daughter and twin sister.