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It took me years to realise that there is often more than one illness making you sick

Clive is grateful for the proper treatment he is now receiving for his Type 2 diabetes.I am a sixty-one year old male. I have had diabetes Type 2 for a very long time. If my memo

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The diagnosis and wanting to avoid medication was the kick I needed to change my lifestyle

At 52, with the help of an NHS course and a supportive wife, John lost four stone.

I took up sport to help my diabetes

Peter finds that regular exercise helps improve management of Type 2 diabetes. I am 60 years of age and I have Type 2 diabetes. I was first diagnosed in 2000-2001.

I want everyone to have access to diabetes education

When former nurse Christine Edwards was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 16 years ago, she realised how much support people needed to manage their condition - so she became a Diabetes Voice.

I wasn’t prepared to end up with any of the Type 2 complications I’d seen among my relatives

Tony Kelly, a retired teacher, who has Type 2 diabetes, gives up his time to share his experience and knowledge of the condition at dozens of events in the West Midlands.

'I have turned my life around'

"I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetic when I was 21 and was put onto tablets which progressed to insulin when I became pregnant.

Going on a DESMOND course gave me my life back

When Mack was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes aged 62, he was so depressed he took to his bed.

I decided I need to take control of my own health

Alan decided to take better care of himself after a series of health problems including Type 2 diabetes. I turned 69 on 2nd November.

“I get my motivation to fundraise knowing that young children and their parents have to live with this condition."

Bob, who has been raising funds for Diabetes Scotland since 2012, has collected over £5,000.

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