Volunteers’ Week runs from 1 – 7 June every year, and once again we’re well into the swing of celebrating the work that volunteers do here at Diabetes UK. It’s easy to talk about the huge difference volunteers make to our cause because the list is endless and wide ranging. Words like ‘amazing’, ‘incredible’, ‘wonderful’ and…
June 1-7 is Volunteers’ Week – a national celebration of the work that volunteers do for organisations across the country, and here at Diabetes UK we’re incredibly fortunate to have thousands of passionate people who donate their time to help us accomplish so much. Since becoming Head of Volunteering, I’ve really been struck by how…
It’s been great to see so many blogs reinforcing how good it is to talk about our diabetes and the positive impact that can have on our lives. I wanted to focus on a bit of a variation on that theme this month and look at how we talk about helping others. On Saturday…
Tweet Share A couple of months ago I decided to volunteer as a Tesco big collection team leader. I have had type 1 diabetes for nearly ten years and have volunteered for Diabetes UK before at road shows but never had to organise and gather my own team. After attending the training I soon realised…
Tweet Share This is my first blog for Diabetes UK, so hello to you all! I am writing to inform readers about the new Peer Support Scheme that Diabetes UK is providing. Basically, what this includes is a service for people with diabetes, or parents of those with diabetes, to use if they have any…