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"I love that exercise is my new favourite thing to do"

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...

“I tell people to make a friend of their diabetes”

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...

"Diabetes UK has been vital to the stable state I'm in now"

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...

As a school we cycled over 6,000 laps of the 1km course

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...

“Now I’ve got funding for flash glucose monitoring, I’m going to keep campaigning for others”

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 prescribed ...

'Swim22: I'm doing it to challenge myself'

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...

"I feel immensely proud of the young man he has become"

Sara is taking on a half marathon with her son Matt who has Type 1 diabetes. Here she shares her experience of raising a child with the condition.   Sara's diabetes journey Son, Mat...

"It was brilliant to perform in front of people who have their hearts invested in diabetes"

Jonsel, 40, has lived hard and played hard as a professional footballer, pop star and actor. He’s now performing a one-man show about life with Type 1 diabetes called: Keep Calm, I am only Diabetic. H...

"Swimming did me the world of good"

Sophie was in her final year at university when her aunt Becky was taken into hospital with complications related to her type 1 diabetes.

Swim22: I'm doing it...“This will be my toughest challenge yet”

Jade is taking on Swim22 2018, her fourth – and toughest – challenge for Diabetes UK yet.

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