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Understanding Diabetes

What is diabetes? 

In simple terms diabetes prevents your body converting sugars and starches in your food into energy. The body uses insulin to do this. When diabetes is present the body fails to produce insulin or the insulin it does produce doesn’t work properly (insulin resistance).

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Put simply, it is our ultimate goal to discover a cure for diabetes. We know that this is a long road but we are intent on maximising the potential by funding the highest quality clinical and scientific research at the very best research institutions in the UK and around the world.

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Your Stories

Peter And Family

Creating an app to support people with diabetes

08 Jun 2021
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I won’t let my diabetes stop me diving.

30 Apr 2019
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How I help others like me, with type 1.

29 Apr 2019
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I'm beating type 2 diabetes.

28 Apr 2019
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I really feel the benefits from my exercise.

27 Apr 2019
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My ups and downs with type 1 diabetes.

18 Apr 2019
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The way of the Ninjabetic.

16 Apr 2019
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‘We wrote a story about a superhero with type 1'

21 Feb 2022

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