Hannah Barrett (31) from Whitchurch was told she would probably never run again after being crippled in an horrific road traffic accident which killed one of her fellow passengers. It happened five years ago in Australia and left her in a wheelchair with broken legs and a ruptured cruciate ligament. She is now recovered sufficiently to throw away her crutches and take part in the Cardiff University ‘Cardiff Half Marathon’ on 27 March to fundraise for one of the event’s…

A Cardiff teenager who lives with type 1 diabetes has been chosen to represent Wales at an international dance competition. Ballerina Olivia Bant, 13, has made the Wales team for the finals at the Dance World Cup in Spain, where she will take part in three solos, three groups and a quartet. Olivia was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 10 and now uses a sensor (Libre) to monitor her blood sugar levels. Her mother, Helen Brown…

Diabetes UK has teamed up with UK pro boxer Muhammad Ali to share their five top tips to help support the Muslim community with diabetes to stay healthy during Ramadan – and to mark the occasion safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramadan runs from around 23 April for 29 or 30 days. Ramadan ends with Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide. The Qur’an requires Muslims to fast during the month of Ramadan from sunrise to sunset. There…

  A ground-breaking clinical trial has been launched in Cardiff to help prevent and manage the chronic autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes.   The Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has dosed the first patient in the world with the new investigational drug. The drug aims to help the regrowth of insulin making ‘beta’ cells of the pancreas, which are lost in patients living with the disease. Despite being an early phase trial, the…