Diabetes UK is 80 today
Howard Lake | 10 January 2014 | News
Diabetes UK is celebrating its 80th anniversary today. The charity was founded by the writer H.G. Wells and the doctor R.D. Lawrence, who both had diabetes, in order to provide support for people with the condition.
From the outset it has worked to ensure that everyone with the condition who needed insulin was able to access it for free. Today it continues to campaign for better healthcare for people with diabetes and to fund more research to better understand the condition.
Year-long celebrations
Diabetes UK will be celebrating its 80th anniversary with a series of events throughout the year.
Barbara Young, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, said: “… As well as looking back at how far we have come over the last 80 years, this milestone is a chance to reflect on how far we have yet to go. For all the progress made, people with diabetes struggle to get access to quality healthcare, still face discrimination, and ultimately still have a lower life expectancy than the rest of the population”.
Diabetes UK is currently Tesco charity of the year.
Find out more about Diabetes UK’s history.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.