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Volunteer Spotlight – May 2025 – Vicky Greenbank

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Running for Diabetes UK will sure motivate others

Reeves runs again

Raising twice as much as planned, Alex took on the challenging Paris-Roubaix bike ride!

Cycling a gruelling 170km, with falls, changing weather and the most difficult cobbles France had to offer, Alex was in for one hell of a ride!

Pregnancy was pretty scary without the added complication of diabetes

Becky ran a half marathon to raise awareness of diabetes.

Our kids with diabetes are included in everything

Teacher Nick talks about the success of including kids with diabetes at school.

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"I knew I had to make changes when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes"

My pupil focused on fun rather than worrying about her diabetes

Teacher Jennifer found a successful school trip has inspired her to arrange many others.I am a primary school teacher and work in a large junior school. We have four children currentl