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"Type 1 diabetes won't change how special Christmas is to us as a family"

Seven-year-old Harriet was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in January 2017 and features in our Christmas appeal. Mum Hannah explains how they’ll be making sure their first Christmas with Type 1 is magi...

"I’ve gone from taking 16 tablets a day to zero"

I was shocked to be told I had Type 2 diabetes. I’d gone to the doctors because I was feeling unwell after putting on weight, had some tests done and the doctor told me that I had diabetes and my suga...

"When doctors said my pancreas was working again, it felt fantastic"

I was 59 when I was told I had Type 2 diabetes. It came at a difficult time – just months after I’d had a heart attack in 2011. For the next three years, I was on ever-increasing medication for my ...

Colin: "I’ve lost 5 ½ stone and I’m off my diabetes medication"

I was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2015 but this is not where my diabetes story begins. This story began back in 1995, when I started suffering some mental health difficulties, but it wa...

Max: "There's not enough information about being a real human being with Type 1 diabetes"

A big night out drinking didn't go to plan for Max when he had a hypo on the way home. And his mates had no idea he had Type 1 diabetes.

"Diabetes hasn’t spoiled my zest for living"

When Harini from London was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, it spurred her on to get out of her comfort zone and change her inactive lifestyle. My Type 2 diagnosis came about in the most unexpect...

"Own it and don’t let it hold you back"

After nearly 40 years with Type 1, Kate’s life has been revolutionised by new diabetes technology. But like a lot of other people living with the condition, access to it is a postcode lottery. I ...

"I’m determined to live a long and healthy life"

Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes came out of the blue for Rob, but he was determined to learn as much as he could about his condition so it wouldn’t hold him back. Rob Age 68 Diagnosed with T...

Charlotte: Five diabetes scary misconceptions – and how I fight the fear

Charlotte is 28 years old and lives in London. She is training to be a professional wrestler. And has had Type 1 diabetes since she was three years old. She writes about the scary misconceptions s...

"Music is a tool I can use to help myself feel ok about everything – including my diabetes”

Tom started learning guitar a few years before he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes age 13. He reflects on how music helps him deal with the emotions that come with his relationship with diabetes. ...

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