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Travelling and managing diabetes: Ted's story

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Travelling and managing diabetes: Ted's story

Intrepid traveller and photographer Ted tells us how he doesn't let his diabetes get in the way of his passions.

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Heidi’s story: Learning to compete when you have type 1 diabetes

Heidi is taking on our UK wide cycle ride and is one of our ambassadors for the event. Always a

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Volunteer Spotlight - July 2020

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for July 2020, Bonita Hopkins

Nicola's story: living with retinopathy and keeping connected during the coronavirus pandemic

Nicola discusses the challenges she has faced living with type 1 diabetes and shares her tips for managing mental wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Snita's story: putting type 2 diabetes into remission and recovering from coronavirus symptoms

Snita shares her experience of working towards type 2 diabetes remission and how she has coped with Covid-19 during lockdown.

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Karen's story: managing a long-term complication of type 1 diabetes

Karen was diagnosed with gastroparesis when she was 25. It's a diabetes complication caused by nerve damage, which stops food from moving through the stomach as quickly as it should.

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