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Volunteer Spotlight – May 2025 – Vicky Greenbank

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Ollie’s Story: Type 1, COVID and sugar-craving dreams

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Paul's story: The impact of diabetes complications

Paul was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he was 27 years old. After living with diabetes for over twenty years, he's experienced several diabetes complications. He now tells his story to encourage...

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Richard’s story: A landmark challenge in support of my son

Image credit:  Peter Morrison - Belfast Telegraph Richard Whiteside, a GP based in Comber Northern Ireland, has set his sights on a grand challenge this year in support of his son who was diag...

Natasha’s story: our lives our voices and becoming a young leader

Natasha was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 17 and very shortly after joined the Northern Ireland youth programme Our Lives Our Voices back in 2019. Taking on the role of a Young Leader, ...

Sean’s story: Walking regularly is helping me lower my blood sugar levels

Sean is building up to our Liverpool Wellness walk to improve his health and raise funds for diabetes research.

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Volunteer Spotlight - April 2024 - Misbah

Starting out as a volunteer Misbah moved to the UK when she was very young. Whenever she went home to visit her family, she noticed her mum often rushed to eat, but didn’t know why. She now realise...

Aidan’s story: running Omagh 5k for Diabetes UK NI

Aidan is a multi-award-winning photographer and screenwriter from Co. Tyrone who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in May 2023, at the age of 26. This year, Aidan was inspired to take on the Omagh 5K...

James’s story: my time with Our Lives Our Voices

James is a Young Leader involved in the Northern Ireland Youth Programme Our Lives Our Voices. A five-year project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund; Our Lives Our Voices will soon join...

Volunteer Spotlight - March 2024 - Kirsty French

Starting out as a volunteer Kirsty was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in October 1993, and in December that year she went to a Christmas party organised by the Diabetes UK Glasgow Family Group. She...

The Path to Remission Programme has changed my life

Following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, 48-year-old Tim from Somerset joined the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme. Here, he talks about how the programme helped him turn his life around....

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Volunteer Spotlight - February 2024 - Aashna Bali

Starting out in volunteering  Aashna was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was nine. Growing up, she’d been to social events run by her diabetes clinic for young people with type 1 diabe...

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