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After completing the London Marathon I was told my Type 2 diabetes is in remission

Karen was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 10 years ago. After a series of set backs, including the loss of her sister-in-law to complications related to Type 1 diabetes, Karen decided she wanted to

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Len's worst times with diabetes didn't stop him swimming

Complications from type 2 diabetes left Len Bunn, 71, a shadow of his former self.

Katie uses her experience of diabetes to help others

Katie's career took an unexpected turn after she switched to an insulin pump. Soon after I was diagnosed with Type 1, the doctor asked me what I wanted to do as a career.

Ken turned his lifestyle around for son Charlie

Ken was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at a routine health check just before his 50th birthday.

Diabetes is one of many things Claire and Martin have in common

I met Martin at a Diabetes UK summer camp in 2000. We were both there as volunteers.

Megan quit her job over lack of support for her diabetes

Megan, 27, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 14 years ago.

Inspired by her daughter Cara, Sandra took on the 1 Million Step Challenge

Sandra and David Thomson took on 1 Million Steps in 2017. Here’s Sandra’s story: I first heard about the 1 Million Step Challenge for Diabetes UK on the website.

I'm running so other mothers don't have to go through the same with their children

Rachel Salt's son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 17. After a difficult spell he fell in to a coma and ended up in intensive care.

Since taking a place in the London Marathon I have turned my diabetes control around

Megan, 28 is taking on the London Marathon this year marking her 20th year of living with Type 1 diabetes.

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