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Cathal's story: New lease of life after losing weight to prevent type 2 diabetes

Cathal, 69, is married with four grown-up children and five young grandchildren. He lost 22kg (more than three and a half stone) after going on a type 2 prevention course and reversed his prediabetes.

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Caron's story: Being a carer for my husband and managing my prediabetes

Caron Board, 68, who has prediabetes, has supported her husband with his type 2 diabetes since his diagnosis with dementia in 2023. She shares her experience. 

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Rani's story: Living with type 2 diabetes and fasting during Ramadan

Rani shares her experience of living with type 2 diabetes and embracing Ramadan.

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Hamza's story: Living with type 1 diabetes and embracing the spirit of Ramadan

Hamza shares his experience of living with type 1 diabetes and how he still fully embraces the spirit of Ramadan with his family.  

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Christina’s story: Trying to keep my blood sugar levels below the prediabetic range

Losing weight helped Christina, 35, lower her blood sugar levels to a healthy level. But maintaining this has been difficult, not helped by a new health condition.

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Amy’s story: ELSA and teplizumab offered my daughter hope to delay her type 1 diabetes

Amy is a mental health practitioner from the West Midlands who lives with type 1 diabetes. Her 12-year-old daughter Imogen took part in the ELSA study, which picked up she was in the early stages of t...

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Dino's story: I reversed my prediabetes on a type 2 prevention course

Constandinos (Dino), who lives in Northern Ireland, reversed his prediabetes after weight loss and other health changes with support from an online type 2 prevention course in 2025. He is married, has...

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Julie’s story: making a difference with Swim22

Julie, from Cardiff, tells us about her family’s experience with diabetes and how she took on our Swim22 challenge in support of her son and husband who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2023 and...

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Jessica's story: I lost weight with the help of a type 2 prevention course

Jessica shares her experience of preventing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes and the benefits of attending an online prevention course.

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