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Volunteer Spotlight - September 2023 - Lee Morgan

Lee works as a Special Effects Makeup Artist.
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Lucy's Story: Marathons in memory

Lucy runs marathons in memory of her brother James and has done so for several years in various events, always fundraising for Diabetes UK.
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TV garden presenter Lee Burkhill: Keeping active and managing type 1 diabetes

Lee Burkhill, garden designer and TV presenter, known as the Garden Ninja, shares his experience of living with type 1 diabetes.
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Charlotte’s story: “A Freestyle Libre in my second pregnancy relieved lots of anxiety.”

Charlotte, who has type 1 diabetes has two boys, aged 7 and 4. She had two very different experiences of pregnancy.
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Volunteer Spotlight - August 2023 - Phoebe Halfpenny

Starting out in volunteering Phoebe has volunteered with Diabetes UK for just under a year.

Mel & Gregor's Story: the pump would alleviate some of the burdens of daily injections

Initially, after my son Gregor's diagnosis, we had to navigate the complexities of the diabetes management regime.
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Volunteer spotlight – July 2023 – Siddharth Bhattacharyya

A career in diabetes  Sid has worked as a Diabetes Dietitian for almost 4 years.
Sarah Parsons

Sarah’s story: A research volunteer trying to help others living with diabetes

Sarah was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes aged 21 and is receiving treatment for multiple health complications.
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Jim's story: It's frustrating to know that the technology is available to others, but I have to wait for it

The journey of living with type one diabetes has been quite an experience for me.
Katie Smith

Katie's Story: Becoming a Young Leader to help other young people navigate type 1 diabetes

When Katie Smith met a former work colleague and discovered that they both live with type 1 diabetes she felt a weight fall off her shoulders.
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