Mum-of-five Kim Thompson, of Christchurch, shares how her family helped turn her life around after a shock diabetes diagnosis just before her 39th birthday in October 2017.

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Billie Brown, 12, represented New Zealand at the first World Indigenous Games in Brazil in 2016. She was the youngest of 2,000 participants and is writing a book about her experiences.

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Christina Friedlander stopped eating sugar when she was diagnosed with prediabetes and her blood sugar levels returned to normal. Then she went back to eating the way she used to before her diagnosis. 

Guess what happened next? 

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Part two.

Four-year-old Braca, who nearly died after developing type 1 diabetes while sailing with his family off Thailand.

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Four-year-old Braca nearly died after developing type 1 diabetes while sailing with his family in  South-East Asia.

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Young People across New Zealand are pushing the boundaries, doing what they love and not letting diabetes hold them back.

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Tony Hall has been involved in power boat racing all his life. His first race was on the Wairau River in 1970 at the age of 21 years.

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Recovery is possible and the not-for-profit website DEDA is a great place to start if you have an eating disorder or know someone who does.

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Anytime Fitness CEO Richard Ball shares his prediabetes story and explains why his company is teaming up with Diabetes NZ.

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Bridget Scanlan set up her own fashion bag business after being diagnosed with diabetes.

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A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes when she was 37 years old saw Rachel Woodrow, from Waikanae, completely changing her lifestyle.

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Auckland father-of-four Avan Polo, 52, a development consultant, decided to take action after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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