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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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Fiona's story - Volunteering at type 1 events and Tayside family group

Fiona has been a volunteer for Diabetes UK since 2012. She was first diagnosed in 2000 with type 1 and she didn’t know many people with diabetes until she joined us as a volunteer in 2012. As a teenag...

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Clare's story: Volunteering at the Grants Advisory Panel

Clare Dowling is a member of the Grants Advisory Panel. This is a group of people living with diabetes, and family members or carers of a person living with diabetes who review funding applications to...

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Frankie's story - helping bring people together with peer support

We spoke with Frankie Blake, Peer Support Facilitator at North Devon for Volunteer's Week 2021, along with Gemma Jackson, Volunteering and Outreach Manager in the South West. Frankie ru...

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Tom's story - volunteering as a befriender

Tom Rush is one of our longest standing volunteers and very much a valued member of the diabetes UK charity in Northern Ireland. Tom's most recent role as a volunteer throughout the last year has been...

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Volunteer Spotlight - May 2021

Brian's story: cycling towards a better future

After getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 50, Brian struggled to come to terms with how his life had changed. In his story, he shares how lifestyle changes and a new-found love f...

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Volunteer Spotlight - April 2021

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for April 2021, Dawn Morgan It's been so interesting and rewarding to hear people's story and empower them. Volunteering has been a very positive experience - it...

Volunteer Spotlight - March 2021

"When it comes to building activity into your daily routine, take it step by step and be patient with yourself. It will be challenging at the beginning, but you’ll get better and more confident and ...

Taking part in a coronavirus vaccine trial when you have diabetes: Brenda’s story

Brenda has type 1 diabetes. She joined a trial of the Janssen coronavirus vaccine last year, before the two main vaccines were launched in the UK. She talks about what it’s like to be part of a resear...

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Zena's story: remembering George with every step

In her story, Zena remembers her son, George, who passed away at the age of 18. She talks about how he struggled to come to terms with his type 1 diagnosis, and how the One Million Step Challenge help...

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