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05.05.2026
Diabetes UK In Your Area: Regional Events (England) June 2026
Here are some of the exciting Diabetes UK events coming up across England in June 2026, and how you can g...
News & Views
We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in May 2026, and what the findings could mean for people living with or affected by diabetes.
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30.04.2025
A ‘life with diabetes’ garden to be showcased at the BBC Gardeners...
A collaboration between a designer and the Winchester and Eastleigh Diabetes UK Support Group is being sh...
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29.08.2024
Adapting to university life when you live with type 1 diabetes
Lilly, one of our young leaders, tells us what it's like to live with type 1 diabetes at university, and ...
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16.07.2024
Young Leaders pen powerful letters to their diabetes
As part of our new ‘Dear Diabetes’ series, we asked our local Young Leaders what they would say in a lett...
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03.07.2024
Don’t let diabetes stand in the way of amazing experiences
Local Young Leader Felicity, who lives with type 1 diabetes, completed her Duke of Edinburgh’s Award duri...
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24.06.2024
Regional team out in force for Diabetes Week
The South West and South Central team dispersed themselves across the region for this year’s Diabetes Wee...
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07.06.2024
“I was left feeling alone with a lifechanging diagnosis”
With this year’s Diabetes Week focusing on essential care, Lucy MacDonald has opened up about her experie...
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22.05.2024
Over 20,000 under-40s living with type 2 in South West and South Centr...
There are now 20,470 people under 40 living with a type 2 diagnosis in the South West and South Central r...
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14.05.2024
'Managing diabetes can make you feel emotionally exhausted'
As part of our Mental Health Awareness Week activity, our local Young Leader Aashna opens up about the me...
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30.04.2024
“I felt so much shame and was made to feel as though it was all my f...
Meg, who lives in the south west, opens up about her experience of gestational diabetes which came about ...
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02.04.2024
What is it like to live with type 1 diabetes?
Olly, one of our local Young Leaders for the Together Type 1 programme, opens up about life with type 1 d...
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04.03.2024
“My diagnosis inspired me to train as a nurse. I will forever be gra...
Our local Youth Worker Sophie met with Thalia, one of our local Together Type 1 Young Leaders. They chatt...
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13.12.2023
Your views: I’m passionate about raising awareness of type 1 diabete...
Megan Armstrong, from Wiltshire, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2021, following a 10-month long il...
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13.12.2023
Celebrating the achievements of our local diabetes community
As the year ends, we’re taking the chance to reflect on everything that has been achieved in our region. ...
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04.12.2023
Diabetes tech: Young Leader shares her views on updated NICE guidance
Amber, from Plymouth, is one of our young volunteers for Together Type 1, a programme which offers peer-t...
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22.11.2023
Celebrating World Diabetes Day in the south west and south central region
World Diabetes Day (14th November) is an important date in our calendar, and this year we had a wealth of...
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