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Sandeep's story: community support inspired me to run marathon

Sandeep, 39, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2015 after suffering with several urinary tract infections. Three years later he ran his first marathon for Diabetes UK and raised over £2,000. ...

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Gareth's story: living with diabetes doesn't stop me running marathons

Gareth, 39, rebelled against his diabetes diagnosis as a teenager, but since the birth of his son 10 years ago, he’s put his health first and has gone on to run two marathons for Diabetes UK.

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Running in memory of my Dad

Rachel is taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon this March in memory of her Dad who passed away just over 12 months ago.

“The emotional impact of not being able to drive hit me hard – I felt like I’d lost my freedom and independence.”

Mim is currently a student working on a PhD in social work. In 2012 she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 36, after going into a coma and needing emergency hospital treatment. At the ti...

Karen's story: Health and fitness lifestyle aided remission

Karen didn't realise the seriousness of type 2 when she was diagnosed at 39. As a result, her weight continued to spiral and even small cuts took a long time to heal. But then a diabetes nurse ga...

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Edward's story: How he's stayed in remission for over three years

Edward has been retired for just over five years. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 55 when he was working for an oil company. After four and a half years of living with type 2,...

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“When I was told that I’d gone into remission, it was such a big surprise to see how quickly DiRECT worked for me.”

Eric, 64, from Glasgow, worked for the city council as a VAT officer.

Joe's story: going on DiRECT helped me achieve diabetes remission

Joe, 58, is based in Glasgow, where he works for BT. His diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was a bolt out of the blue as he hadn’t experienced any symptoms of the condition up to that point. Joe thought lo...

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Kathleen's story: I took control of my diabetes and went into remission

When Kathleen, 66, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, she didn't show any signs of having the condition, but already had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Her GP suggested taking part in...

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Diabetes complications caused by a lack of information: Corinne's story

When Corinne developed type 2 diabetes 30 years ago, a lack of information led to complications. While she feels there is much better support for people living with diabetes now, she wants t...

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