Your Stories

I’m 17 and have been living with type 1 diabetes for 13 years. I’ve been using an insulin pump to manage my diabetes for around 9 years.  Having access to the pump has been transformative ...

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for April 2023, Carole Michaelides Carole is one of our speaker volunteers, and secretary of the Hammersmith and Fulham local group. Carole lives with insulin dependent...

In my clinic diabetes technology was never offered, never even mentioned. No pump treatment or even flash sensors. I've always been wanting to try new stuff but didn’t know what was available. Wh...

My journey to accessing diabetes technology hasn’t been the easiest.  Back in the early 2000s, there was a tick box exercise asking ‘Have you ever thought about a pump?’. I had one conversatio...

I've always loved computers and gadgets; I work in IT so keep an eye on all the latest trends. I think in lieu of a cure, technology gives you the best chance of keeping your diabetes blood gluco...

I was diagnosed when I was 14, so almost 10 years ago. I started on insulin pump six months after I was diagnosed and a year after that, I got my first CGM. I was one of the first in Scotland to ...

Waseem Zaffar, who has type 2 diabetes, is taking part in our Birmingham wellness walk. He was born and grew up in the Lozells neighbourhood, which he represents as one of the city’s councillors. He h...

A mother shares her experience of applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the impact of the cost of living crisis on her family. (The people in the photo are not Laura and her son).&nbsp...

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for March 2023, Parveen Khan Parveen started volunteering to give something back to her community. She is now a lay member on one of our Diabetes Research Steering Grou...

Meet Grace, 21, from Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. Grace was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 8. Diagnosis "I remember that week of being diagnosed so vividly, being young and naive,...