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Charlie's story: living with a rare form of autoimmune diabetes

Member and fundraiser, Charlie Churchill, vividly remembers the day he was diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) at the age of 34. Since then, he’s learnt to adjust to life with d...

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Annabel's story: inspiring others by walking London Bridges Challenge

After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Annabel was rushed to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), but now almost two years later she will be taking part in the London Bridges Chal...

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Steph's story: my experience living with rare MODY diabetes

Steph, her mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister all have Maturity Onset Diabetes in the Young (MODY), a rare type of diabetes that runs in families.

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Sandra's story: how she's keeping type 2 diabetes in remission

Despite a strong family history of type 2 diabetes, Sandra didn’t pay attention to her own risk of developing the condition until it was too late. After losing 2.5 stone she has now put her diabe...

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Jon's story: taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise awareness

Jon is taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon this October as a personal challenge and to show that anything is possible.

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Ali's story: Raising the profile of rare type 3c diabetes

Member Ali Stunt was surprised to be told that she had developed type 2 diabetes, because she didn’t have any of the typical risk factors for the condition. Following a diagnosis of pancreatic ca...

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Nadia's story: I'm running a 13 mile marathon in memory of my dad

Nadia is taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday, 13 October to raise awareness of diabetes in memory of her dad who passed away from diabetes related complications.

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Sarah's story: I'm doing One Million Step Challenge to honour my mum

Sarah is taking on the One Million Step Challenge between July and September to raise awareness of diabetes in memory of her mum who passed away in 2018 from diabetes-related complications.

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