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Do you have a story about diabetes to help or encourage others? Whatever your story and experience, we would be delighted to hear from you.

These are stories of people from all walks of life. Each one is there to inspire, to highlight different aspects of living with or being affected by diabetes, or simply to show that – whatever your situation – you're not alone.

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Zena

“The psychologist showed me my feelings were justified and I wasn't doing everything wrong. It felt like someone understood.”

After developing gestational diabetes during both of her pregnancies, Zena was diagnosed with Typ
Kaja

"A massive part of diabetes is the mental health side"

Kaja was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after her first term at uni.
John

"The underlying psychological part of diabetes wasn't recognised"

John, a retired social worker and former Merchant Navy Chaplin, didn’t face up to having Type 2 d

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Running 13 miles in memory of Dad

Nadia is taking on the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday, 13 October to raise awareness of

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Sarah Steps One Million For Mum

Sarah is taking on the One Million Step Challenge between July and September to raise awareness of diabetes in memory of her mum who passed away in 2018 from diabetes related complications. 

“Physical health and emotional health work hand in hand, and are as important as each other.” 

James’ Type 1 diabetes has led to many physical health complications, which have in turn impacted on his emotional health.

"I have decided to do Ride London as it will test my new fitness limits"

Neil has Type 2 diabetes bought on by lifestyle changes and family links.

"The day we heard the words no parent wants to hear – 'You need to get your son to hospital now'."

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"Research has helped prevent and delay the progression of chronic vascular diabetic complications"

Luigi is a clinician at Guy's hospital London. He works with patients with diabetes and as a researcher to find new treatments to fight diabetic chronic cardio-renal vascular complications.

“We need to make it really clear that it is perfectly normal to need emotional support.” 

A year after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Aruna suffered a diabetes burnout and lost her motivation to manage her condition.

“At times, I feel like diabetes is taking over my life.”

Sara works in a hospital and lives in Southend. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2015, she’s been determined to control her condition by diet and physical activity rather than take metformin.

“Counselling and talking about how I feel has really helped me a lot.”

Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2007, Pam has since struggled with the emotional impact of having the condition, not helped by a lack of support from her

“For a lot of people I don’t fit the stereotypical idea that everybody has of a Type 2 diabetic.” 

Nicki’s shock diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes out of the blue has had a big impact on her life.

“Knowing what I know about people now and being from a counselling background I recognise that being diagnosed with diabetes feels like a loss.”

Dave’s diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes at the age of five triggered a huge range of emotions, including anger and denial.

“My unhealthy food habits came from years of things like depression and anxiety. It’s no surprise those developed into an eating disorder and then diabetes.”

Living with undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder and mental health issues led Lucinda to binge eat.

“It’s tough to walk around a supermarket and decide which of the enormous kaleidoscope of foods we should be eating”

Following an injury to his back, Rob became a lot less active and was told he had prediabetes – which then developed into a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes.
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