Your Stories

For Katy, having Type 1 diabetes can sometimes feel like having to take an annoying child everywhere she goes – including on a night out.  

Jodie grew up experiencing the effects of her Mum’s Type 1 diabetes. Through running with, TeamDUK she’s found another way to continue to show her support.

In September 2013, I was in hospital with kidney stones when type 2 diabetes was picked up in blood tests. I felt shocked and numb when I was diagnosed.

Seven-year-old Harriet was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in January 2017 and features in our Christmas appeal.

I was shocked to be told I had Type 2 diabetes.

I was 59 when I was told I had Type 2 diabetes. It came at a difficult time – just months after I’d had a heart attack in 2011.

I was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2015 but this is not where my diabetes story begins.

A big night out drinking didn't go to plan for Max when he had a hypo on the way home. And his mates had no idea he had Type 1 diabetes.  

When Harini from London was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, it spurred her on to get out of her comfort zone and change her inactive lifestyle.

After nearly 40 years with Type 1, Kate’s life has been revolutionised by new diabetes technology. But like a lot of other people living with the condition, access to it is a postcode lottery.