Our Story
Welcome to our Diabetes UK Wellness Walk page!
We're walking for Diabetes UK this September to support the 5.8 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too, just by making a donation.
Did you know someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes?
Diabetes UK are on a mission to create a world where diabetes can do no harm by funding vital research into life-changing treatments and providing support to help people to live well with diabetes. But they need our help. No matter how much you can give, it will make a difference.
So please donate today.
Our Achievements
Team Raised 50%
Team Raised 100%
Thank you to our Sponsors
£109
Bill & Caroline
£56
Colette Mcquade
Good luck!! What a fabulous cause!! xx
£56
Wendy
Good luck with the walk across the London Bridges - you’ll get some fantastic views along the way so I hope you give yourself time to look. I will be with you in spirit- have fun on the day! X
£50
Ruth Mitchell
Come walk with me.and my jelly babies. We'll do this together, my wonderful sympathetic diabetic.
£50
Valerie Mackenzie
I'm looking forward to our stroll across the London Bridges. Just you, me and a big bag of Jelly Babies - we can do it! xx ❤️
£50
Lochlan & Folks Xxx
Good Luck We will be cheering you on ❤️
£28
Kate Cuthbert
£28
Fiona Wylie
Fabulous cause Valerie. So proud of you and Ruth. Enjoy the experience. Much love Fiona z
£25
Charlotte
What a grand initiative. I loved reading your wee text, it was quite informative, even for me! Good luck on the big walk 💕
£23
Rosalind Mckelvie
Well done Valerie, you too are an inspiration everyday, you and Ruth are so lucky to have found each other x
£23
Valerie Courtney
good luck with your walk
£23
Sara Mackenzie
Good luck!
£20
Lynn Young
Hope you both enjoy! Love Lynn Xx
£15
Helen Paliwoda
Good luck Ruth. I'm full of admiration for what you're doing and found your story very moving
£15
Eileen Imrie
Enjoy the walk
£12
Kay Welsh
Go Ruth
£12
Heather Brownlie
Good luck Ruth, you will do great!
£12
Ross Crozier
Good Luck, From Kaye x
£12
Ross Crozier
Good luck!!
£12
Lynsey And Marshall Gibson
Good Luck Ruth! Your story is inspirational and I am so glad I got to meet you when we got our Insulin Pumps together ❤️. Lots of Love Lynsey and Marshall xxx
£12
Mary Wylie
All the best Ruth and Valerie.I’m sure you’ll smash it
£12
Carol Telfer
Go for it Ruth. You can do this.
£12
Fiona Milne
Good luck Ruth and Valerie, have fun!
£10
Lesley Ferguson
Good luck with your walk. I'm sure you will smash it. Xx
£10
Claudia Galdi
Proud of you! Lots of love from me & Enea
£10
Valery Simpson
Gooooo Lassies! Ruth, you are a true legend ❤️❤️
£5
Mary Wallace
All the best Ruth! Love, Mary xx
£5
Mary Wallace
All the best Valerie! Love, Mary. xx


A great cause as you know at first hand. What a difference 50 years makes! You coped so well back then, and ever since. Good luck with the walk - go well.