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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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Young leader spotlight - Aimee Burns

Aimee, 22 was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes one week before her 13th birthday - and her view of what life as a teenager would be like changed overnight. Diagnosis “My diagnosis pretty much came...

Gemma's story: You are not alone; this is not something that can hinder or hold you back

Bangor woman, Gemma Bell-Gibson shares her experience of living with type 1 diabetes and the journey she has been on since diagnosis over a decade ago. As part of this year’s Diabetes Week, Gemma join...

Sam’s story: My type 2 diagnosis came as a complete surprise

Sam was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nine years ago, aged 41. Her diagnosis came as a complete surprise, and she went into denial as she didn’t understand the reality of living with diabetes. Recent...

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Georgia’s story: My type 1 diagnosis changed the course of my medical training

Georgia was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, aged 26. She is a medical student who has currently taken a year out to complete a master's degree in engine...

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Colin's Story: I can’t express enough the difference this technology has made to my quality of life

Diagnosis I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 5 years ago, and at the time I was told that I probably had diabetes for some years prior to my diagnosis. My treatment plan was metformin,...

Campaigning for equal access to tech: Mark’s story

Mark Langlands, 63 from Norwich is a retired Communications Manager. He has lived with type 1 diabetes since he was 18. Mark has a Free Style Libre 2 on prescription which he finds helps ...

Farhana's story: diabetes tech has markedly improved the quality of life for my mother

My mother has been living with type 2 diabetes for 35 years.  Her fingers were sensitive from all the daily finger prick tests to check her blood sugar. This was made worse because she had fluctu...

Hannah's Story: diabetes technology enabled me to focus on my studies

Diagnosis I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March 2012, age 11. It was during my last year of primary school, as I was getting ready to transition to secondary school. My parents noticed tha...

Sophie's Story: my CGM has been life-changing

Diagnosis I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was eight. Prior to my diagnosis, I had lost a lot of weight and was getting up multiple times in the night for the bathroom. I also had a des...

Stigma and diabetes - Jim's story

We know sometimes living with diabetes means that you may experience stigma in your lifetime. We hear from Jim about his experience of stigma and how he keeps positive through it all.  Experie...

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