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Volunteer Spotlight – February 2026 – Muhammad Qureshi

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Dr Roman Hovorka is working on a five-and-a-half-year project to generate a first-generation artificial pancreas prototype and evaluate its ability to improve blood glucose control at home and redu

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Kidney failure - my personal journey

Everyone who has gone through dialysis has different experiences, health problems and opinions.

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How Type 1 Events have helped us and our family David was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2011 when he was eight.

Spare kit and the right snacks are important for covering the Six Nations

Joe TownsJoe developed Type 1 diabetes in 2014, aged 37. He is a TV producer for BBC Sport.

Jessica: “My wedding dress even had a little pump pouch sewn into it!”

Jessica and Alex met volunteering on a camp for children with Type 1. Jessica talks to us about diabetes-inspired wedding speeches, travelling the world and returning to the camp that brought them tog...

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I immersed myself in diabetes and now know so much more

After 20 years of living with diabetes, Jenni thought she knew everything she needed to know.

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