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Malcolm talks about how going on a course makes living with diabetes easier.  I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes when I was 55. I went into a complete panic.

Jeanagh Punter has Type 2 diabetes and gives up her spare time to help improve the care and education of local people living with diabetes.Getting the

Joni is supporting Taking Control, our campaign to make sure everyone has the skills and confidence to live better with diabetes.

When Giancarlo Caldesi was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2012, it spurred him on to dramatically change his ways.

"I was diagnosed on the 14 April 2008 as Type 2 after going to a healthy heart check-up that the local NHS offer through the GPs.

Clive is grateful for the proper treatment he is now receiving for his Type 2 diabetes.I am a sixty-one year old male. I have had diabetes Type 2 for a very long time. If my memory serves

John Roberts, who was a patient representative on the NICE guideline development group talks about his experience of diabetes and the importance

At 52, with the help of an NHS course and a supportive wife, John lost four stone.

When former nurse Christine Edwards was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 16 years ago, she realised how much support people needed to manage their condition - so she became a Diabetes Voice.