Your Stories

A successful campaign by Corinne Wykes for a local footcare team to treat people with serious foot problems has led to a dramatic fall in amputation rates.

I am 38-years-old and have been with my partner for almost four years.

Ben changed his lifestyle to help his depression and his marriage 13 years after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Told he had the condition at the age of 31, it wasn't until the age

A family history of diabetes inspired a primary school teacher from Teesside to run the Bupa Great North Run for Diabetes UK.The run was the third time Nikki Fothergill has taken part in t

A crack in my husband's heel led to the threat of losing his leg.My story is a warning to others. In December last year, my husband Jim had a crack in his heel.

Mark Butterfield's story

After watching her sister die from a diabetes-related illness, Julie decided that she wasn't going to ignore her own diabetes.

Robert recalls how he didn't let diabetes interfere with his lifestyle until one day he was forced to take diabetes seriously.I am Type 2 diagnosed about seven years ago.

Malcolm talks about how going on a course makes living with diabetes easier.  I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes when I was 55. I went into a complete panic.