This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating inspirational women and diabetes. From the strong, courageous women who live with diabetes day in day out to the determined fundraisers and volunteers. Not forgetting the women who dedicate their lives to help others living with diabetes. Young adults, Laura and Zoe Laura, 24, and Zoe, 26, have been…
I’ve done it! It’s time to hang up my #Swim22 hat as I swam the last 80 lengths to complete the challenge on 22 May. There was a point when I really thought I wouldn’t finish in time. I’d just got back from holiday in Sri Lanka and was very behind schedule. The sea had…
We’re now half way in to the Swim 22 challenge and I’m definitely improving. I’ve had a couple of swimming lessons from my friend Amanda who has been very patient and encouraging. She’s worked her magic and I can now swim breast stroke with my head under water! I couldn’t do it without my goggles…
I’m not the greatest of swimmers, or the most confident in the water. In fact I’m pretty slow and can only do breast stroke with my head sticking out of the water like a turtle! But, I love a challenge so decided to sign up to Swim 22 to get better at swimming and raise…
Ever wondered who the face behind social media at Diabetes UK is? Who favourites your tweets? Who writes the comments on Facebook? Who films silly videos on Snapchat? Who posts recipes on our Pinterest board and Instagram page? Well, that’s me. After teaching for many years and living in Spain, I decided I needed a…