Your Stories

Liz, 47, from Berkshire, was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 2009.

Jon is a PE teacher. He talks about his diagnosis and life with diabetes and being part of the Diabetes Football Community. 

Kaajal was made to feel different as a child for managing her type 1 diabetes.

Mother of three, Gina developed sight loss after she was diagnosed with type 2 and worried about how she would continue working as a community nurse or enjoying being at the stables with her horses

Jayne and Mike’s daughter Libby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in December 2019.

For months after her diagnosis, Maureen struggled to find a way to manage her diabetes.

In her story, Ruth recalls how spotting a post about our dedicated physical activity helpline service kickstarted her journey to move more.

In his story, Jamie shares how our UK Wide Cycle Ride challenge helped him introduce regular exercise into his life while also giving back to a cause close to his heart.