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Laura's story: Getting financial assistance for my young son with type 1 diabetes

A mother shares her experience of applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the impact of the cost of living crisis on her family. (The people in the photo are not Laura and her son).&nbsp...

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Volunteer spotlight – Parveen Khan – March 2023

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for March 2023, Parveen Khan Parveen started volunteering to give something back to her community. She is now a lay member on one of our Diabetes Research Steering Grou...

Running to support Diabetes UK - Grace's story

Meet Grace, 21, from Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. Grace was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 8. Diagnosis "I remember that week of being diagnosed so vividly, being young and naive,...

Volunteer spotlight – Jenny Clarke – February 2023

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for February 2023, Jenny Clarke Jenny has had type 1 diabetes for 33 years and has been a General Volunteer and Lead Volunteer at our Type 1 Events. She’s volunteered a...

Doing my best to beat prediabetes — Mala's story

Mala was diagnosed with prediabetes just as lockdown was easing in April 2021. And a few months before her wedding.

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Type 2 diabetes in young adults – Hannah’s story

Diagnosed at 26 with type 2 diabetes and misdiagnosed almost a year later with type 1, it took another two years for Hannah’s type 2 diagnosis to be confirmed. Now 29, Hannah wants to make others awar...

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Getting tested for type 1 diabetes: Prity's story

Prity’s son Avishay, aged 10 years, took part in the Diabetes UK and JDRF funded ELSA study to find out his future risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Prity told us their story.

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Finding out my children's risk of type 1 diabetes: Amanda's story

Amanda’s eldest daughter Isabella was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2014. Amanda decided to take part in the Diabetes UK and JDRF funded ELSA study to have her younger children – Kieran, Liam and ...

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Volunteer Spotlight - Dr Carol Homden CBE - November 2022

Meet our November Volunteer Spotlight, Dr Carol Homden CBE To mark Trustees’ Week, we sat down with Dr Carol Homden, Chair of our Board of Trustees, to ask her some questions about her experience. ...

How taking part in the Diabetes Prevention Programme benefited me: Meera's story

Meera was told she was at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in 2020, after her GP carried out some routine blood tests. She decided to join the Diabetes Prevention Programme to not only lower her ris...

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