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Dad's diary - part two

80 years of insulin: diabetes hasn’t stopped me doing anything I’ve wanted to

60 years of diabetes

"My story begins in October 1953 when I first taken ill and was diagnosed with appendicitis aged nine years. I can remember lying on m

55 years living with Type 1 diabetes: Allan's story

'I am looking forward to raising sponsorship for research into diabetes.'

We're all trained to give injections

Teaching assistant Jean is proud that she and other staff are all trained to give injections.Just writing to tell you that I and another teaching assistant support a pupil in year three wi

With a smile everyday we face diabetes

Four years ago Kerry's son was diagnosed with diabetes. Here, she talks about the highs and lows of of living with the condition.The 8th of November 2010.