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So I can keep a log throughout October I have decided to put my cycling diary into a post so I have a record of what I have achieved. I hope to update this every Sunday or Monday with my previous weeks progress of cycling 300 miles during the month of October for UK Wide Cycle Ride for diabetes...

Just curious how many are members of Diabetes UK here? I’ve recently joined because I feel it’s the right thing to do and I can spare the £. Obviously there’s zero requirement to donate to use the forum and that’s exactly how it should be with the advice they offer but I’m just curious. Goes...

Winning the ballot. I started running a year or two after my diagnosis in 2013. starting with parkruns, I gradually worked my way up to longer distances and did my first marathon in Hull in 2016. Once I had reached marathon distance I started entering the ballot for the London Marathon safe in...

Is anyone here a volunteer for Diabetes UK? Just wondering how much work might be involved and whether I can fit it around my job.

Hi All, I have been a diabetic for 18 years (with poor control) but this is the first time i have reached out in a forum. However my partner has convinced me that I should reach out to those with Diabetes for advice and tips. At the end of May I will be undertaking a challenge of playing...

A GROUP from Redbridge has been awarded for its fundraising by Diabetes UK. The Ilford & District Diabetes UK group raised £6,500 in 2015 - and it will also be able to donate a further £5,400 from fundraising this year to the charity. Since its formation in 1959 the Ilford and District...

Alison Taylor is taking on the 26.2-mile route through the capital in aid of Diabetes UK, having watched her brother Nicholas cope with the condition for 39 years. A mum-of-six is running the London Marathon next month to highlight the impact type 1 diabetes has had on her older brother...

A SIX foot 9in tall army man has proved a giant among charity supporters after scooping a prestigious award. Fred Green from Bognor was given a special fundraising award at Diabetes UK’s regional volunteering conference on Saturday. The 29-year-old Royal Engineer’s fundraising feats have...

The uncle of an "inspiring" ten-year-old with type one diabetes is running a marathon to help the charity that has supported his niece. Ian Clayton, of Wollaton, who turned 40 in December, is taking on the 26.2-mile run in London this April for Diabetes UK. His niece, Amber Clayton, was chosen...

Charities have said new rules on how they spend government grants amount to making them take a vow of silence. From May, charities and organisations will no longer be allowed to spend taxpayers' money on lobbying ministers. The Cabinet Office said the new clause in grants would mean funds go...

Ali Fish, 42, is taking part in Swim22 – a challenge which gives swimmers three months to swim 22 miles in their local pool, either by themselves or by splitting the distance with teammates. She is taking part to raise awareness of the condition and boost funds for the charity, because three...

An Operations Director from Kirkby Lonsdale is swimming 22 miles – the equivalent of swimming the English Channel – to raise funds for Diabetes UK. The Swim22 challenge gives swimmers three months to swim 22 miles in their local pool, either by themselves or by splitting the distance with...

Freemasons in Gloucestershire have given £170,000 to charitable causes this year and they are keen for everyone to know about it. Some people regard the organisation as a secretive one that exists purely for the benefit of its members. But the freemasons say this is simply not true and their...

Have you heard the song from the JollyBoys? It's only 99p and proceeds are going to diabetes.... It's good, especially if you like 80's rock! Listen and see what you think. If you like it please buy it and share this post. I have no connection to the boys other than I think they have done a...