Your Stories

After developing gestational diabetes during both of her pregnancies, Zena was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes shortly after the birth of her second child.

Steve, a born and bred Mancunian, living in Sheffield, returned to his hometown to tackle his fears and conquer the 2019 Manchester Half Marathon.

Oliver has Type 1 diabetes. In this story, he's 15 years old, at secondary school, and is into musical theatre and amateur dramatics.

Laura Jane lives life to the full.

Debbie saw first-hand the devastating effects of diabetes when her mum died in diabetes complications in 2012.

Tristan, a university student and talented singer-songwriter is living with type 1 diabetes.

Becky, 42, from Devon recently took part in the Bath Half Marathon.