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To mark World Diabetes Day, I am hosting a Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons for MPs and Members of the House of Lords to find out more about diabetes. We hope that the reception will help to raise awareness of the importance of supported self management which is an important part of good diabetes ...

I went up, I came down. For the hour in-between on Tuesday 28th July, the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square had been given over to me to do with what I wished. And thanks to the great people at Diabetes UK I was able to use that hour to raise awareness of diabetes and to ...

Richard Chapman "On Tuesday 28 July at 9pm I am to be winched several metres off the pavement of Trafalgar Square and deposited on the Fourth Plinth, where I intend to raise money for Diabetes UK by doing what I do best - sitting still and eating biscuits. "As well as the biscuits I'll also be taking with ...

Sheila was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1973 at the age of 33. She has been a member of Diabetes UK for longer than she can remember and in 2000 helped set up the Bexley Support Group, of which she is now Secretary. The group became a Diabetes UK Voluntary Group in 2004 and now has ...

Keith Vaz MP During Diabetes Week, I will be hosting a Parliamentary Reception at the House of Commons to launch a piece of research that identifies the gaps in our knowledge of diabetes in British South Asian communities. People of South Asian origin are up to six times more likely to have Type 2 diabetes than the ...

Roger Lewis, from Watford, has Type 2 diabetes. In the first few years after diagnosis Roger did not manage his condition well and subsequently developed ischaemia (blood supply damage) in his legs which unfortunately led to him needing a below-knee amputation.  On Tuesday 16 June during Diabetes Week Roger will be joining other diabetes amputees at the Bodyworlds ...

Richard Lane OBE, President of Diabetes UK I'm very much looking forward to Diabetes Week in June this year, this being my first as President of Diabetes UK. Raising awarenessIt's the perfect opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes within the UK and make many more people aware of our charity's existence, cause and purpose. Diabetes UK at ...

Andy James, Director of Relationships and Marketing at Diabetes UK Hello all, I feel very privileged to have been given the chance to write the first entry of Diabetes UK's exciting new way to communicate - the 'Get involved' blog. Sharing our newsI'm really excited about this great new forum for you to get your voice heard and share ...