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What is diabetes?

In simple terms diabetes prevents your body converting sugars and starches in your food into energy. The body uses insulin to do this. When diabetes is present the body fails to produce insulin or the insulin it does produce doesn’t work properly (insulin resistance).

Make a difference

The Diabetes Wellness Network is our growing group of subscribers with type 1 & type 2 diabetes or others with an interest in diabetes.

Get involved

Are you thinking of running a marathon, skydiving from a plane, hosting a pub quiz or shaving off your beloved beard in 2025? Why not get involved with DRWF and help support support people living with all types of diabetes.

Our research

Put simply, it is our ultimate goal to discover a cure for diabetes. We know that this is a long road but we are intent on maximising the potential by funding the highest quality clinical and scientific research at the very best research institutions in the UK and around the world.

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We are funding diabetes research in the UK & around the world in order to understand the causes, prevention, treatment and management - our ultimate goal is to find a cure.

Join us at our DRWF Events in 2025, for fun, fundraising and diabetes wellness education to support people living with all types of diabetes...

DRWF United Through Diabetes 2024 130

United Through Diabetes 2025 Annual Programme

12:00, 28 Feb 2025

Lisbon, Portugal City Skyline

SuperHalfs - Lisbon Half 2025

Lisbon, Portugal 8:00, 09 Mar 2025

Prague Castle, Czech Repubic

SuperHalfs - Prague Half 2025

Prague, Czech Republic 8:00, 05 Apr 2025

Milan Cathedral On Sunrise, Italy

Wizz Air Milano Marathon 2025

Milan, Italy 8:30, 06 Apr 2025

Brighton Marathon 24 1

Brighton Marathon 2025

Brighton 10:00, 06 Apr 2025

London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025

London 12:00, 06 Apr 2025

Eiffel Tower

Schneider Electric Marathon De Paris 2025

Paris, France 9:00, 13 Apr 2025

DRWF London Marathon 24 Runner Jon D Resized

London Marathon 2025

9:00, 27 Apr 2025

Spinnaker Abseil Team Photo

Spinnaker Tower Abseil (April)

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth 10:00, 27 Apr 2025

Tough Mudder 6

Tough Mudder - London West 5K - 15K

Culden Faw Fawley, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 3AP, UK 10:00, 10 May 2025

Edinburgh Marathon 1

Edinburgh Half Marathon 2025

Edinburgh, Scotland 9:00, 25 May 2025

Edinburgh Marathon 2

Edinburgh Marathon 2025

Edinburgh, Scotland 9:00, 25 May 2025

Tough Mudder 5

Tough Mudder - Scotland 5K - 15K

Hopetoun Estate Queensferry, South Queensferry, EH30 9RW, UK 9:00, 07 Jun 2025

Tough Mudder 9

Tough Mudder - Midlands 5K - 15K

Belvoir Castle Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1PE, UK 9:00, 05 Jul 2025

Tough Mudder Sliding

Tough Mudder - Yorkshire 5K - 15K

Broughton Hall Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 3AE, UK 9:00, 26 Jul 2025

Spinnaker Abseil Team Photo

Spinnaker Tower Abseil (August)

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth 10:00, 03 Aug 2025

Tough Mudder 4

Tough Mudder - South West 5K-15K

Badminton Estate Badminton, South Gloucestershire, GL9 1DD, UK 9:00, 16 Aug 2025

Great North Run Banner Image

Great North Run 2025

Newcastle, UK 9:00, 07 Sep 2025

Vitality London Big Half

The BIG Half London 2025

London 12:00, 07 Sep 2025

Children Dancing

Dance For Diabetes 2025

12:00, 12 Sep 2025

Tough Mudder 5

Tough Mudder - London South 5K-15K

Holmbush Estate Crawley Road, Faygate, West Sussex RH12 4SE 9:00, 20 Sep 2025

Dawdle 23 Group Photo

Diabetes Dawdle 2025

Spice Island, Old Portsmouth 10:00, 27 Sep 2025

Cardiff Marathon 23 1

Cardiff Half Marathon 2025

Cardiff 9:00, 05 Oct 2025

Chicago Skyline

Chicago Marathon 2025

Chicago, USA 9:00, 12 Oct 2025

Portsmouth City View

Great South Run 2025

Portsmouth 10:20, 19 Oct 2025

Valencia City Ayuntamiento

SuperHalfs - Valencia Half 2025

Valencia, Spain 8:00, 26 Oct 2025

Dublin Marathon 3

Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2025

Dublin, Ireland 10:00, 26 Oct 2025

Athens

Athens Marathon 2025

Athens, Greece 9:00, 09 Nov 2025

Past Events - they will back!

Past Event

Birthday Candles Cover

Birthday Fundraising for Diabetes

12:00, 30 Jan 2025

Past Event

Skyfall High Res Bright

Skydive Any Date 2025

Nationwide - your choice of date 12:00, 30 Jan 2025

Past Event

Tower Bridge London

Fundraising Regional Events - UK Wide

12:00, 30 Jan 2025

Past Event

Type 1 Family Camp in the Cloud 2024

Online 10:00, 01 Dec 2024