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Jack Tofts, 84, is one of 185 people to receive the Lawrence medal from Diabetes UK.

Everything changed when I was given a place on a DAFNE course

I was 20 and studying at university in the USA.

"Advances to equipment and technology have been life-changing over the last 60 years"

Peter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on 28 November 1956.

I'm still skiing so something's working

When Pete was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on a school skiing trip, he thought the very worse.I've had Type 1 diabetes since January 1985.

improved knowledge (of diabetes) can really improve quality of life

I'm not alone with diabetes

Kate, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in March 2012, had just turned 18 and was in the middle of 'A' Levels.

I can't get a basic foot check in my area

"I developed Type 2 diabetes in 1990 when I was 40-years-old and went blind about ten years ago.

I’m interested in how being a cyborg is becoming incorporated into my identity

'I wasn't prepared for two surprises - twins and diabetes.'

I went through a mix of emotions when diagnosed

Type 1 diabetes was a mystery to me several years ago. Nobody I knew closely had it and I thought it was something that always developed in childhood.

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