• Figures show 40% of people with diabetes in Wales had consultations cancelled that have still not taken place
• One in three have not had contact with their diabetes team since the start of the pandemic
• Over half of people in Wales have

Elizabeth Evans Hughes

Elizabeth Evans Hughes was born in New York of Welsh descent, her grandfather having emigrated to the USA from Tredegar. Her father, Charles Evans Hughes, became a distinguished member of American society, and would go on to be a presidential candidate, Secretary of State and one Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 

Joseph Cuff, regional fundraiser at Diabetes UK Cymru, said: “We’re delighted that the Swansea Half Marathon is back on.

The primary school teacher said: “I understand that the NHS is busy and staff are doing their best, but when you live with a long-term condition like diabetes it’s important to have face to face support. That has changed. I haven’t seen my doctor for almost two years. I only had a very short telephone call with a consultant.

Dai joined Diabetes UK in 2008 and thew himself into the role, tirelessly campaigning for people living with diabetes in Wales. His own experience with his son, Sam, diagnosed with type 1 aged 13, has informed his work and the way he connected with parents and others needing support and advice on how to manage the condition and access services.

This is the third time, Mark has taken on the gruelling Fan Dance march, walking over 14 miles (around 24 km) to scale the highest mountain in South Wales, standing at 2,906 feet (886 metres) high with a heavy backpack.

The Baptist preacher and retired lecturer was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 17 just before going to university when he fell into a diabetic coma.

Beth, a teaching assistant from Newborough in Anglesey, has three children, including Ava. Ava was rushed to hospital with DKA and diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2019.

Pete said: “Luckily, I had family support. Now, I manage my diabetes with the added help of exercise and eating the right things, I’m careful of what I put in my body. I always research foods and how they affect my blood sugars.