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Putting my type 2 diabetes into remission by learning how to make changes to my diet.

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Volunteer Spotlight - March 2025 - Sophia Alvi and Syed Kerbalai

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Sonia’s story: It’s how we look at our new normal that matters

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Elysa's story: From research to volunteering

Not only has Elysa found her passion through diabetes research, but she spends her spare time volunteering - teaching others about the important topic of gestational diabetes.

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Doing the One Million Step Challenge for the fifth time - Linda's story

Linda, 63, has done the One Million Step Challenge for the past four years. Here she talks about what motivates her to take part, living with type 1 diabetes and her fundraising tips.

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James's story: From changing diagnosis to changing the community

James has experienced the changes that diabetes can bring. From an uncertain diagnosis to volunteering door-to-door, it’s been a learning curve.  

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Syed's story: Turning diabetes tragedy into change

Syed has experienced firsthand how type 2 diabetes can affect families and communities. After losing several family members to the condition, he decided to turn tragedy into change and become a volunt...

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Shelby's story: Making changes through volunteering

Shelby has ridden the ups and downs of the type 1 diabetes rollercoaster and found joy in sharing her experiences through volunteering.

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Swim22 team helped me cope with my type 2 diagnosis and other health conditions

Michelle talks about managing being a young person with type 2 and living with other health conditions.  Coming to terms with diagnosis  In late 2019, Michelle Wacek was diagnosed ...

Volunteer Spotlight - David Wills - May 2022

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for May 2022, David Wills David is the lead volunteer for our online type 1 adults support group, ‘The Funambulists’. The group formed 18 months ago and meets once a mo...

Mohammed's Story: Looking after my diabetes during Ramadan

Mohammed shares his experience of looking after his diabetes during the holy month. Mohammed, from Carlisle, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017. After feeling tired and fatigued - some...

Volunteer Spotlight - Rumit Shah - April 2022

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for April 2022, Rumit Shah Rumit has volunteered with us for an incredible 14 years. He’s held a variety of different volunteer roles during this time, in the offi...

Muhammad's story: How the diabetes community helped me battle burnout

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