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Volunteer Spotlight - November 2025 - The Southport and Ormskirk Diabetes Support Group

When Peter noticed a lack of local support for people living with diabetes across Southport and Ormskirk, he decided to act. “There was nothing available offering peer support for people living with d...

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Katie’s story: My early-stage type 1 diabetes blessed me with extra time to prepare and to receive teplizumab

Katie is a solicitor and a mum to two girls, aged eight and two, living in Manchester. After being diagnosed with early-stage type 1 diabetes, Katie received a pioneering immunotherapy treatment, tepl...

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Hannah’s story: I’m hopeful teplizumab will give me extra years free from type 1 diabetes

Hannah Robinson, 36, is a dentist from Devon. She became the first adult in the UK to receive a groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment, teplizumab (Tzield). Hannah was able to access teplizumab throug...

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Joyce’s story: It’s important to challenge common assumptions

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Mya’s story: Stigma is more than just an empty comment – it’s long-lasting

Mya, from Cardiff, is a Young Leader with the Together Type 1 from Diabetes UK. She works part-time and also attends university where she is studying children’s nursing. In her spare time, she is a ta...

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Modupe’s story: Communities have a powerful role to play in tackling stigma

Modupe, a dietitian from Norwich, has much experience of diabetes from both a personal and professional capacity and shares her inspiration and drive to make a difference. 

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Robert’s story: people stereotype what a person with diabetes ‘should’ look like

Robert shares his experience of stigma and the day-to-day management of his diabetes. 

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Abeeda’s story: Living with diabetes has shaped me – but it doesn’t define me

Abeeda, who lives in Norwich, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 17. Now, aged 26, she shares her experience.

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Andy’s story: I kept my type 2 diabetes diagnosis a secret

Andy lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two children. He shares an insight into his experiences of diabetes – from his father’s diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, his own similar diagnosis in 2016, and t...

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Amelia's story: Raising awareness of the impact of stigma

Amelia shares her experience of type 1 diabetes and says people need to listen more and have that openness to understand and not assume to know what someone with type 1 diabetes can or can’t do.

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