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Oliver and his mum Sue would like to share the video they made about Oliver's diabetes.

Lois told her boyfriend Nick all about her Type 1 diabetes from the start, meaning he knew just what to do when she had a huge hypo a few dates in.

When Heather was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 54, she resolved to see more of the world – and 'get on with things'. 

Chris Magee looks back on 30 years of Type 1 diabetes and considers how things have changed.“This year, 2016, marks 30 years since I became a Type 1 diabetic.

“Type One? Really? But isn’t that what you’re born with?” is the response I get when I tell people I was diagnosed with the condition, aged 38 years old.

Blogger Natalie Welshwas diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in May this year.

"I've been diabetic for 15 years and finally got a pump a year before the 2011 London Marathon.

"I was diagnosed with Type 1 in August 2002 at the age of 16, after visiting my GP complaining of being tired weight loss all the usual (at the t