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Promoting Diabetes UK’s #TalkToSomeone Peer Support Service

Kev February 11, 2014 February 11, 2014peer support diabetesuk, peer support 2

Recently I’ve become a Peer Support volunteer for Diabetes UK, answering a national phone line (0843 353 8600) for one evening a week as well as answering emails sent to my TalkToKev@diabetes.org.uk email address. I joined at a time when a promotion campaign was set to start and I was …

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Diabetes has improved our life. What? Really?

Kev November 3, 2013 November 26, 2013peer support diabetesuk, diagnosis, peer support, questions, training 0

My view of our diabetes journey A couple of weeks ago I attended a training course with Diabetes UK in London, as I’m soon to become one of their Peer Support team. I’m not going to write about the training itself as for confidentiality reasons that’s between those of us …

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