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Volunteer Spotlight – May 2025 – Vicky Greenbank

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Facing fears of Covid and diabetes: Cara's story

Musician Cara, who has had type 1 diabetes since 2007, had to cancel her performances and put her life on hold during the pandemic. Here, she talks about dealing with her fears around coronavirus and ...

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Volunteer Spotlight - Sheffield Local Group

'We’ve loved working together and had a lot of fun at meetings and events. The group’s really important and has brought a lot to people in the community.' Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for Decem...

Fundraising to find a cure for diabetes: Mary's story

Mary talks about how technology has made her life easier and her diabetes more manageable, just one of the reasons she's been fundraising for us for years. Mary hopes to drive our pioneering research ...

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Keeping active with diabetes while shielding: Darren’s story

Darren, engineer come stand-up comedian, lives with type 2 diabetes and arthritis. He takes immune suppressant pills for his arthritis, and so has been shielding during the coronavirus pandemic. Darre...

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Paul's story: Finding the motivation to put my diabetes into remission

Paul, 59, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 21 and a half stone. He completely changed his diet and increased his exercise and lost 7 and a half stone and has put his diabetes into remission. He w...

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Getting active with type 1 diabetes: Mahesh’s story

Mahesh was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1992 when he was 30 years old. Here he gives handy tips to others with diabetes about how to start getting active.

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Bariatric surgery and going into remission: Kieran's story

Kieran lost six stone in the four months following weight loss surgery for type 2 diabetes and his diabetes is in remission.

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Going on the NHS low calorie diet programme and into remission: Julie's story

When Julie, 52, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August 2019, she was sluggish and tired all the time. Her GP enrolled her onto an NHS weight management programme to help her lose weight. Ten wee...

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Volunteer Spotlight - Catherine Brown

We sometimes get sent copies of letters from families saying what a fantastic time they’ve had. For me, that’s the most amazing thing. Sometimes people ask me how can looking after someone else’s chil...

Volunteer Spotlight - Spencer Wimbleton

"I’ve made a lot of lasting friendships over the years. The bond I have with the regional officers is something special. At one point I considered retiring from my role, but we have such a brilliant...

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