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Volunteer Spotlight - February 2021

Forth Valley T1D Families Group volunteers: Left Leanne Browne (Secretary), middle Julie Catlin (Chair) and right Jillian Muir (Treasurer) "The group are my extended family. I care about eve...

Getting the coronavirus vaccine: Sarita’s story

Sarita, 82, has been using video chat to keep in touch with her children and three grandchildren during the pandemic. She recently received the first dose of her coronavirus vaccine. Used to injection...

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The One Million Step Challenge changed my life – Helen’s Story

Helen has been taking part in the One Million Step Challenge for four years as a way to get fit and channel her grief from losing her father and brother into something positive.

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Risky business - Hannah's story

Hannah loves her job as a specialist stroke nurse. It was the only career she ever wanted, and despite the concerns of her university lecturers she wasn't going to let her type 1 diabetes stop her ach...

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David's story: walking towards a more active lifestyle

David, 57, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1971. In his story, he reveals how he's changed his attitude towards physical activity, and how a little bit of effort has made a huge difference to ho...

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Volunteer Spotlight - Charlie Churchill

“Volunteering has become who I am. It’s not a side line, it’s who I’ve become in the next stage of my life. You’re recognised for it and it gives you identity. Working gives you an identity and afte...

Swimming to recovery: Amanda's story

Amanda was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 18. She hasn't always looked after herself as well as she could, but following a kidney and pancreas transplant in 2018 she's been getting ...

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Pole position: Neil's epic journey with type 2

Neil was medically discharged from the Royal Navy when he started taking insulin to treat his type 2 diabetes. While he thought about what he'd do next in his career, he wanted something to occupy his...

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Raising prediabetes risk awareness: Michelle's story

Michelle has always been athletic, so when she was diagnosed with prediabetes it came as quite a shock. Now she wants to make sure others understand why the stereotypes around type 2 are unhelpful, an...

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Chris's story: Living with total blindness and coping with type 2 diabetes

Chris, a disability awareness trainer and accessibility consultant, lost all useful vision at the age of 8 due to a combination of an extremely rare medical condition and a seemingly routine case of c...

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