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John was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was four years old. But being diagnosed in 1936 was very different to being diagnosed today.

"I am 55-years-old and have had diabetes since I was eight.

With a few challenges along the way, not to mention her diabetes, 20-year-old Zoe completed her Duke of Edinburgh Award.

18-year-old student, Linzi, recently walked along the edge of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada for Diabetes UK.

After going on a course about managing her diabetes, Rebecca is humbled to have met so many extraordinary people living the condition.I am a long-term diabetic and have had Type one diabet

Fifty years of living with diabetes and Sylvia looks back at her diagnosis.In September 1963, aged 13 years, I was walking to college when I was attacked by a dog.

Niki is a brave and inspiring 35-year-old from Oxford misdiagnosed with Type 2 diagnosis in May 2001 aged just 20.

I am a 21 year old girl who was only diagnosed five months ago with Type 1 diabetes.

An inspirational eleven year old girl from Bristol has embarked on a coast-to-coast cycle ride to fundraise for Diabetes UK. 28 July 2016

Hollie was 13 when she went on our Type 1 Adventure “I would sum up Type 1 Events in three words: fantastic, enjoyable, happy.“