Your Stories

Tom was devastated when his daughter, Alison, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. But getting involved with us helped them learn to manage her condition.

Hannah and Jacob Kunert who both have Type 1 diabetes are taking on the Tough Mudder challenge in May. "There’s a lot of diabetes in my family. My brother and I both have Type 1 diabetes. Jaco...

Steve, 29 from Glasgow, scaled the legendary Old Man of Hoy. He was joined on the climb of the 137m sea stack in the Orkney islands by his brother Kevin and friend Dave and they raised ...

Mark, 58, a sales professional was diagnosed with Type 2  diabetes 18 years ago. He was in fairly good shape due to regular exercise through cycling, but he ignored his diabetes and in his own ad...

Andrea, 50, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 18 years ago, aged 32. Two years ago she decided she wanted to lose weight, got into running for the first time in her life, and is now taking on the Bat...

Susan Ingham is treasurer of the Taunton local support group and recently received the Robert Lawrence Medal for living with Type 1 diabetes for 60 years.  Susan Ingham Age 65 Type 1 di...

Diane understands diabetes having lived with the condition from an early age. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes age 12 Currently uses an insulin pump Has been a fundraiser for Diabetes UK for o...

Read Harry's story, told by his mum, Nicola: He never let his diagnosis affect his passion for the sport Harry was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in February 2017. A keen cyclist we knew somethi...

26-year-old David lives in Newport, Wales and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 19 years old. After paying for flash glucose monitoring himself on and off for a year, David was prescri...

My name is Hannah Amelia McKay. I am 26-years-old and live in Aberdeen, Scotland. To most people I look like a normal, healthy adult but this is not the case. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in M...