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Professional sailor Adam Pereira has arrived at the Statue of Liberty becoming the first person with Type 1 diabetes to complete a transatlantic crossing on his own. After 7 long weeks at sea and battling strong winds, 49-year-old Adam has sailed a total distance of 3,500 miles to New York. He...

ISLAND sailor Adam Periera is less than 250 miles from New York, having set sail from Cowes six weeks ago. Adam's route has veered off course on several occasions and this gruelling solo voyage has taken longer than expected...

A YOUNG girl aims to become one of the youngest to complete the Coast-to-Coast cycle ride. Nine-year-old Millie Ottaway, from Chester-le-Street, hopes to complete the 135 miles from Workington to Tynemouth in three days. With her dad Terry Ottaway, she hoped to raise money for Diabetes UK...

And here we are: the last of our weekly questions on what it's like to live with diabetes. All your answers are helping us build our new 'Future of Diabetes' report, so it makes sense that our last question is... How do you think it will be different to have diabetes in ten years’ time? We...

A SCHOOL has been praised for the diabetes care that it gives to its pupils Milton Hall Primary and Nursery School, in Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff, has won the Good Diabetes Care in School Award from Diabetes UK for its impressive attention to pupils with diabetes...

HI, I'm wondering if anyone can help me.... I tend to socialise / eat out a lot... I was told to never inject for alcohol and have a snack before bed , but I find that my blood glucose levels are high all night?????? I drink rose if I a am having wine and may occasionally have a few vodka...

A BRYNHOFFNANT man is set to scale a huge Himalayan peak to raise cash for a charity close to his heart. Builder Deri Brown will climb the 20,000ft Stok Kangri mountain in the Indian Himalayas in September to raise money for Diabetes UK. The married dad of four was diagnosed with diabetes when...

Five delicious recipes are being showcased by five people who have not let living with diabetes stand between them and their favourite food. They are also sharing tips that have helped them manage their diabetes. The eight-week “Food you Love” campaign aims to encourage people with diabetes...

Good morning, We thought that you might be interested to hear about our new healthy eating campaign which launched yesterday, featuring five people living with diabetes cooking the food they love, but healthier. Please feel free to share or sign up to receive free videos and more tips and...

Hi, I had a rhinoplasty operate yesterday which I have had before.... this was revision surgery and a smaller operation. I am very insulin resistant at the moment, which I remember from last time but am not sure about the correct procedure I need to follow. Last time I think I just kept...

Hi, I've recentLy had my long acting insulin changed to degludec from lantus as lantus wasn't lasting long enough. I usually take lantus at 7:30pm but want to start taking degludec in the morning as I was told I could. How do I change the injection time? I was on 14.5 of lantus and...

The NHS is putting diabetic patients at risk of serious illness by rationing test strips that monitor blood glucose levels in an attempt to save money, a charity claims. A survey carried out by Diabetes UK found that one in four complained of restrictions placed on the number of test strips...

HI.... I've had oddly consistently high blood sugars for the past two days?? They have been pretty good over the past few weeks over night and now seem to be levelling out at around 9-10 over the past two nights???? They are also going into the teens as soon as I wake??? And Everytime I have...

A Foyle support group who has reached out to their local community and brought people together has won a volunteering award from leading charity Diabetes UK. The Foyle Diabetes Support Group members, Anne Beattie and George Anderson, were presented with the Reaching Out and Connecting Award in...

Brave Finley Dorrington put his school forward for an award after praising staff for being a 'class above' when it comes to handling his diabetes. The seven-year-old needs life saving injections every day and to have his blood sugar levels monitored regularly in order to keep the condition...

Hi, I've been playing around with my basal injection and amounts over the past couple of months. I think I have it Sussed at 15.5 units before bed, and stay relatively level through the night. I have noticed that I am getting much bigger spikes after eating though???? Upto 15! Then panicking...

Diabetes UK were delighted to praise two top fundraisers for their superb fundraising efforts last year. Jaclyn Whalen from Diabetes UK paid a visit to Brian Thomson, of Eddlewood, and Lynn Taylor, who had both raised funds for the charity, to thank them both for their efforts. Lynn played a...

Hi , after 5 weeks of trailing Levemir due to night time lows with lantus, I am now back on lantus....the Levemir made me feel weird and also I was injecting loads! I am back on lantus and starting on 15.5 units as have a half unit pen for it. I have decided to take it at lunchtime around 2pm...

A woman from South Tyneside aims to swim 22 miles – the equivalent of crossing the English Channel – to raise funds to help combat her father’s medical condition. Fiona Wilkin, 32, is taking part in Swim 22 - to raise cash for Diabetes UK. Her father, Trevor, has Type 1 diabetes. A hotel...

A WEB designer form Clayton-le-Woods is swimming 22 miles the equivalent of swimming the English Channel to raise funds for a diabetes charity. Diabetes UK’s Swim22 challenge gives swimmers three months to swim 22 miles in their local pool, either by themselves or by splitting the distance with...