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Scientists have solved a decades-old medical mystery by finally identifying a previously unknown molecule which is attacked by the immune system in people with Type 1 diabetes. The ground-breaking research, led by Dr Michael Christie from the University of Lincoln, UK, could now lead to better...

Diabetes UK would like to say a huge thanks to all the 157 runners who took part in the London Marathon on Sunday 24 April as part of Team Diabetes UK. Having been cheered to the finish line by Diabetes UK supporters at miles 12, 22 and 24, the runners are already on course to raise over...

A Ballymena resident has received a medal in recognition of his courage and perseverance of living with diabetes for seven decades. Wallace Allen (84), who resides at the Abbeyfield & Wesley House in the town, received ‘The John Macleod Medal’ from Diabetes UK on Wednesday. Diabetes UK is a...

A group of young swimmers from Giffnock are taking to their local pool to raise funds and awareness for people living with diabetes by swimming 22 miles – the length of the English Channel. The group is led by ten-year-old Jacob Kitson, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was six...

A WOMAN who launched a support group after discovering that a shocking proportion of her town was living with type two diabetes has been recognised by a national charity. Karen Jackson-Smith, from Millom, was diagnosed in May and decided to set up a support group after discovering that 10 per...

A big-hearted Dumfries teenager is on a mission to raise lots of cash for charities close to his heart. Aydn Jackson will host a football festival at Palmerston Park next month in aid of Diabetes UK. The 16-year-old former St Joseph’s College pupil was inspired after watching his nan manage...

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...

A Hemel Hempstead man will be tackling the London Marathon for Diabetes UK after his dad was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Carl Marzec, aged 36, who will be pounding the streets of London with dozens of other Team Diabetes UK runners on April 24, has also organised a pre-marathon charity...

Dad Paul Coker is running 40 half marathons for charity to celebrate his 40th year living with Type 1 diabetes. The 44-year-old father of two from Ferndale decided to challenge himself and supportDiabetes UK Cymru in its work to raise awareness of the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes. Tough...

Leading figures from the diabetes community debated the merits of the updated NICE guidelines published last year. The new guidance represented “common sense” while criticisms were made about unrealistic targets during the exchange of views. The ‘Individualising targets in diabetes: NICE or...

Two deserving charities will benefit after a fun-filled Valentine’s Ball held at Spalding’s South Holland Centre on Friday evening. Some 85 revellers danced the night away to local band Zebra and Sarah O’Brien, and it looks like the evening will have raised at least £1,500. Helen Webster, who...

A RETIRED nurse with decades of hands on experience with diabetes has given her support to a book of top tips for those living with the condition. Shona Freeborn, from Weymouth, diagnosed her husband Tim with type one diabetes in 1980. Since then, the retired nurse has immersed herself in a...

Here's a reminder about the free book that Diabetes UK have produced, full of hints and tips sent in by people living with diabetes, to help you work through the minefield we have to negotiate each day :) https://www.diabetes.org.uk/How_we_help/100-Things-book/ There will also be some TV...

Nuffield Health Chester’s Fitness and Wellbeing Gym has hosted a Diabetes UK fundraising day. Raising over £450 in less than twelve hours, the team kicked off the day with a diabetic-friendly low-GI coffee morning. Staff baked their favourite cakes ensuring sugar was swapped for a substitute...

HIGHWORTH’S indie, punk rock band, Go Moriarty, are donating profits from digital sales of their new album to Diabetes UK. On Thursday, January 21 from 7pm they will be performing songs from their latest album at a gig in the Central Community Centre in Swindon for the Living With Diabetes...

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...

When Simon Stevens took on the role of chief executive of NHS Englandlast year, he announced that the NHS must “become a better partner with voluntary organisations and local communities” if it is to fulfil its commitment to provide comprehensive healthcare for a growing, ageing population...

SHOCKING new figures have revealed a massive increase in the number of people suffering from diabetes in the UK. Almost 3.5 million people were diagnosed with diabetes between 2014 and 2015, according to an analysis of GP data conducted by the British Heart Foundation. Diabetes UK has launched...