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These are the contributions to the Essay and Poem competition that was organised by www.drwillem.com in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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314 Alan ? 31/05 E Her Smile.
313 Aimee 13 31/05 E Why me?
312 Brandon 11 31/05 E My life with diabetes.
311 Joshua 14 31/05 E MY LIFE WITH DIABETES
310 Poppy 17 31/05 E Princess Poppy and the Nesquik-induced coma
309 Laura 16 31/05 E A Diabetic Mystery.
308 Charlie 13 31/05 E My feelings about Diabetes.
307 Johanna 16 31/05 E Mind Over Matter or Hypo from the Inside.
306 Ophelia 12 31/05 E 'Small People Meet Big Problems' A Diabetes Story.
305 Holly 16 30/05 E 1 year, 10 months, 14 days.
304 Rachel 12 30/05 E You can't let it Drag you Down!!!
303 Jessica 11 30/05 E Can I eat Easter Eggs?
302 Aisha 16 30/05 E Its My Life.
301 Oliver 14 30/05 E Only I know.
300 Angus 12 30/05 E A Decade of Diabetes.
299 Sarah 6 30/05 E My feelings on my brother's diabetes.
298 Jessica 14 30/05 E I'm not a 'diabetic' thank you...but I do have diabetes.
297 Lucy 12 29/05 E Diabetes and Me.
296 Niamh 9 29/05 E PUMP IT UP!
295 Corinne 16 28/05 E A new type of living, a type 1 kind of living.
294 Gemma 17 27/05 E Teenage Control.
293 Emma 11 27/05 E My Brother and Diabetes.
292 Anieka 13 27/05 E Poems.
291 Daniel 11 27/05 E Life in Africa as a Diabetic child
290 Tom 10 27/05 E Diabetes.
289 Hannah 14 27/06 E Discovering my Diabetes!!!
288 Lucy 13 26/05 E A Thank You To My Sister.
287 Katherine 17 26/05 E Why is diabetes branded negatively?
286 Jamie 14 25/05 E I Have Diabetes.....
285 Kate 10 24/05 E Me and My Diabetes.
284 Laura 13 24/05 E My worst nightmare come true or was it.
283 Olivia 13 24/05 E What is diabetes?
282 Sean 13 23/05 E My thoughts about diabetes.
281 Hannah 18 23/05 E Diabetes and Me.
280 Emma 11 21/05 E Why was it me? but life shall go on.
279 Rachel 13 20/05 E My Unique Take On Life With An Incurable Condition.
278 Laura 12 19/05 E My Diabetes Revealed.
277 Conor 12 18/05 E A Day in The Life of a Diabetic.
276 Natasha 16 17/05 E Living with regrets.
275 Sophie 10 17/05 E Mission Possible.
274 Ruth 12 15/05 E Tears and troubles....
273 Joe 15 12/05 E The REAL diabetes.
272 Joe 15 12/05 E Some funny stories.
271 Anieka 13 12/05 E It's a long life problem for me ..
270 Leanne 19 12/05 E What doesn't kill you.
269 Laura 16 11/05 E Never Let Diabetes Get You Down.
268 Rachel 10 10/05 E The day my life changed forever.
267 Lauren 13 09/05 E The Confessions of a Diabetic Drama Queen.
266 Suzanna 19 08/05 E Me, My Life and Diabetes.
265 Frances 10 07/05 E How diabetes affects my life.
264 Ruby 11 07/05 E It ain't that bad!!
263 Abigail 14 05/05 E Diabetes isn't just about chocolate... it's a life long problem.
262 Jessica 12 04/05 E League winner!!! Nothing is gonna stop me now!!!
261 Louise 14 04/05 E Life And My Views.
260 Sarah 19 03/05 E Part of Me.
259 Sophie 15 02/05 E NO ESCAPE.
258 Victoria 13 30/04 E In search of the cure.
257 Victoria 9 29/04 E Still busy!
256 Hannah 12 29/04 E Diets-Dilemmas-Diabetes.
255 Philip 14 28/04 E Living with Diabetes.
254 Ciara 12 28/04 E My Life with Diabetes.
253 John 13 27/04 E My diabetic Rollercoaster.
252 Cliohna 10 26/04 E THE DAY I'LL NEVER FORGET.
251 Emma 15 22/04 E My Experience.
250 Chana 13 20/04 E My whole life according to diabetes.
249 Dineke 14 19/04 E Diabetes and Me.
248 Charlotte 13 19/04 E Being Diabetic - Why me?
247 RAchel 14 19/04 E The worst day of my life! (so far).
246 Sofia 12 18/04 E My friend Diabetes and Me.
245 Helena 11 18/04 E Diabetes can't hold me back.
244 Bethaney 14 16/04 E Life with diabetes can be hard.
243 Olivia 13 16/04 E Your wordt nightmare?
242 Qureshi 10 16/04 E Love can defeat.
241 William 11 16/04 E I'm Lucky.
240 Leanne ? 15/04 E ?
239 Lisa 14 15/04 E Me and diabetes.
238 Sophie 10 15/04 E Diabetes Essay.
237 Alexandra 11 15/04 E My thoughts and feelings about diabetes!!
236 Olivia 13 14/04 E That night in hospital.....
235 Olivia 13 14/04 E My changed life.
234 Luke 13 14/04 E Living with diabetes.
233 Emily 12 11/04 E This Is Me!
232 Kelly-Marie 14 10/04 E Me being diabetic.
231 Kelly-Marie 14 10/04 E My diabetes.
230 Emily 7 10/04 E Diabetes in school.
229 Ally 19 10/04 E The Resolutions of a Survivor.
228 Adrianne and Rory 14/11 07/04 E We're Both In This Together.
227 Emma 12 07/04 E Diabetes ups and downs.
226 Talia 12 06/04 E Diabetic and Happy.
225 Linda 14 06/04 E Us and Diabetes.
224 Alice 10 06/04 E Life as a diabetic.
223 Claudia 14 05/04 E My brother's diabetes.
222 Luci 18 04/04 E How could something be so terrifying it scares ME?
221 Emma 12 03/04 E Diabetic Dilemma.
220 Courtney 13 03/04 E Me and My Diabetes.
219 Poppy 12 03/04 E My life as a diabetic.
218 Lisa 19 03/04 E Ok.
217 Nicola 11 01/04 E Me and Diabetes.
216 Shelley 17 31/03 E The biggest battle of my life.
215 Fiona 13 31/01 E Having diabetes.
214 Anna 13 31/03 E The Diabetic Way.
213 William 9 31/03 E My Sister's Diabetes Through My Eyes.
212 Alice 10 31/03 E Do I care?
211 Anna 13 31/03 E Diabetes Through the Looking Glass.
210 Holly 18 30/03 E One treat a week ... what???
209 Luke 12 29/03 E My Life With Diabetes.
208 Mahgul 9 29/03 E Defeat diabetes with love!
207 Samantha 18 29/03 E Parents. Parties! Problems?
206 Catherine 9 29/03 E I love glucose tablets but not dessicated coconut cake, yuk!!!
205 Eden 11 27/03 E Diabetic and Proud.
204 Laura 21 27/03 E Living your dreams - with diabetes.
203 Alix 16 26/03 E What I Think of Diabetes.
202 Peter 10 25/03 E Diabetes - So What!
201 David 10 25/03 E My diabetic friend.
200 Peter 12 25/03 E Through The First Year With My Diabetic Brother.
199 Natasha 17 21/03 E Rivers of emotion.
198 Jenny 9 19/03 E Diabetes, insulin and me.
197 Amy 14 18/03 E New with diabetes.
196 Chana 13 18/03 E Blood sugar machine knows all.
195 Bonny 17 16/03 E Sweet Dreams? I'm allowed some of those.
194 Nicole 11 15/03 E Me and my diabetes!!!!
193 Jamie 12 14/03 E My Life With Diabetes.
192 Ella 13 14/03 E I'm just like them inside.
191 Kieren 9 12/03 E Feelings.
190 Ben 15 09/03 E MY STORY Diabetes.
189 Hannah 13 08/03 E Been There. Done That. Got The T-Shirt.
188 Dina 13 07/03 E My diabetes sofar.
187 Robyn 13 07/03 E Me and my diabetes.
186 Amanda 13 06/03 E Me, Myself and I.
185 Kelly Marie 13 06/03 E My feelings and thoughts about Diabetes.
184 Scott 12 04/03 E Diabetes and me!
183 Zanalee 10 03/03 E What diabetes really feels like.
182 Alice 16 01/03 E Diabetes is ..... a part of me.
181 Holly 15 01/03 E My pocket pancreas.
180 Josh 13 28/02 E That faitfull day.
179 Faiza 18 27/02 E Do we know what it's really like to be suffering from diabetes?
178 Carys 13 26/02 E What you feel.
177 Jacob 13 25/02 E The worst tear.
176 Ryan 14 22/02 E An inside look at diabetes.
175 Danielle 9 22/02 E Things can only go better.
174 Matthew 11 17/02 E The diabetic life of me.
173 Elinor 16 17/02 E My Life in an Essay.
172 Chloe 12 16/02 E Living with the Secret Condition.
171 Charlotte 17 16/02 E Me and my diabetes.
170 Emily 11 13/02 E Living with diabetes.
169 David12 30/07E My life with diabetes.
168 Emma? 29/07P The thing to remember.
167 Rachael11 26/07P My Journey.
166 Sophie10 23/07E The days I'll never forget!!!
165 Rachael11 17/07P Why me?
164 Jenny11 16/07P Diabetes rap.
163 Jessica16 16/07E My life as a teenage pincushion....
162 Prabin14 12/07E My Diabetes Experience.
161 Ophelia13 08/07P I am Just a Pin Cushion.
160 Joanne13 30/6EP "What?!"said Ruby.
159 Karina16 29/06E Diabetes and lemonade.
158 Amin12 29/06P Why why why?
157 Anna12 29/06P My first injection.
156 Dan9 29/06E Diabetic Dans story.
155 Ella10 26/06P Me and diabetes.
154 Lily8 26/06P Diabetes Doesn't.....
153 Benjamin10 24/06P JDRF Type One Diabetes.
152 Yusuf11 22/06E How did this happen.
151 Charlotte15 22/06E Monkey Nuts!! Yummy!
150 Nicholas11 21/06E A Christmas To Remember.
149 Alivia12 20/06E A Day in the School Life of a Tweenage Diabetic.
148 Jenny11 19/06P Me and my friend.
147 Grzegorz11 19/06P The Silent Killer.
146 Freya10 19/06E My Lovely Brother LUKE.
145 Beki10 18/06P What Diabetes Stands For.
144 Laura16 17/06E My Mask.
143 Luke9 16/06P It Hurts.
142 Jenny11 16/06P My world.
141 Henry14 15/06E Diabetic Ketone Acetoacetic.
140 Beth11 15/06P Hypo.
139 Lauren12 12/06P Lauren's experience of Diabetes.
138 Lauren13 11/06P You can't ... They will always fnd out.
137 Micheline13 11/06E The Diabetic Nightmare.
136 Ceri8 02/06P Ceri's Diabetic Poem.
135 Lauren15 02/06P You and me.
134 Lucas10 02/06E Being The Same.
133 Shenaya8 27/05P/E Diabetes My story.
132 Laura16 26/05P What a strange word.
131 Laura15 23/05E Tested to the limit.
130 Jesse9 23/05P My Diabetes.
129 Christopher11 22/05P MY LIFE WITH DIABETES!
128 Taylor17 22/05E I am not a disease.
127 Gemma14 19/05E Just there.
126 David16 17/05E My Diabetes Is A Killer.
125 Kirsty9 17/05P I got diabetes when i was 7.
124 Stephanie12 16/05E My Experience With Diabetes.
123 Amelia17 16/05P The key to our success.
122 Yasmin9 16/05E I am here.
121 Eden12 15/05P The Same but Different.
120 Rebecca14 15/05P A Price to Pay.
119 Rebecca14 15/05P A PART OF MY LIFE.
118 Callum10 13/05P I am not alone!
117 Adam9 13/05P Type 1 Diabetes.
116 Giulio13 12/05P TYPE ONE DIABETES.
115 Lauren9 11/05E My five years of bravery.
114 Yasmin9 10/05P Living with it.
113 Fiona16 10/05E 'Cos I'm Just a Teenage Diabetic.
112 Jessica13 09/05P Diagnosis.
111 George13 05/05E I Have This Friend.
110 Lucy14 04/05E The Appointment.
109 Laura15 03/04E Tested to the limit.
108 Claudia9 03/05E Me and diabetes.
107 Emily7 29/04E My Diabetes Story.
106 Charlotte13 28/04P Diabetic Fit.
105 Rachel9 28/04P My brother Ryan.
104 Penny12 28/04P Me and My Companion.
103 Isabel9 27/04P D.I.A.B.E.T.E.S.
102 Zak11 27/04E I'm a diabetic but I'm still me!
101 Gaby15 26/04E Bittersweet Change.
100 Lydia12 25/04E The Story Behind My Diabetes.
99 Zoe16 24/04P Diabetes.
98 Lucy11 24/04P Diabetes.
97 Alison9 23/04P Doing Our Best.
96 Rachel12 20/04P What Else Can I Do?
95 Ally20 18/04P The sweetness of my Life.
94 Jodie9 17/04P Diabetes is hard.
93 Jodie9 17/04E My complicated life with Diabetes.
92 Jodie15 16/04P I am a diabetic.
91 name15 13/04P These Are a Few of My Favourite Things...
90 Stacey18 08/04E Fighting Everyday To Survive.
89 Megan13 04/04E Stay Positive.
88 Sophie7 04/04E My Diabetes Story.
87 Penny12 01/04P Me and My Companian.
86 Natalie12 01/04P The girl.
85 Alice6 31/03P Strips!
84 Olivia14 31/03P She's just the same as them.
83 Olivia14 29/03P How nice it must be...
82 Olivia14 29/03P Why Does It Have To Be Me?
81 Emily11 28/03E The day in a life of diabetes
80 Stacey17 27/03E Fighting Everyday to Survive.
79 Francesca11 26/03E My Essay for Diabetes!!!
78 Oscar12 25/03E Beds By The Window.
77 Jessica13 24/03P From Diagnosis Onward.
76 Jessica8 24/03E Daisy the Diabetic Fairy.
75 Sarah13 22/03P Diabetes Poem!
74 Sarah13 19/03E Is it really that bad?
73 Phoebe10 18/03P Diabetes at school.
72 Lucy14 18/03E The Enemy Within.
71 Emily? 17/03P Poem.
70 Emily14 14/03P Diabetes.
69 Aimee12 14/03E WHY BE DIFFERENT?
68 Ryan16 10/03P Diabetes.
67 Georgia12 09/03P Diabetes and Me.
66 Ruth13 09/03E It can be UP and DOWN!
65 John7 27/02P Being Me.
64 Niamh10 25/02P My diabetes.
63 Ruth13 23/02P You CAN live an ordinary life!
62 Emma13 22/02E It's Still My Life.
61 Leah8 21/02E SNACK ATTACK.
60 Micheline10 17/02E The Diabetic Nightmare.
59 Abbygayle12 14/02P MY DIABETES.
58 Max14 12/02P Don't Let Diabetes Beat You.
57 Ryan14 10/02E My Life With Diabetes.
56 Jamie8 10/02P ODE TO JUNE OUR RETIRED PDSN.
55 Katie 11 30/06 P THE DIABEATORS.
54 William10 30/06P A life without sweeties.
53 Marine9 29/06P Diabetes and me.
52 Kirstie13 28/06P The journey begins.
51 Jacob6 28/06P Diabetes rules ok.
50 Darrien Star11 27/06P LIVING WITH DIABETES,THROUGH MY EYES.
49 Samantha13 24/06E Contemplations of it all.
48 Charlotte23 23/06P I wonder....
47 Davy10 18/06E My Diabetic Journey.
46 Joiada13 17/06P The secret life I have.
45 Alison23 14/06P Don't Let Them See You Cry.
44 Yasmine7 11/06P My Diabetes Poem.
43 Jade12 11/06P I wont give up.
42 Emma11 08/06E I am not alone.
41 Kelly15 08/06P A race with diabetes.
40 Gemma17 05/06E Insulin is not the enemy!
39 Adrianne16 29/05E Don't let it stop you.
38 Tallulah9 28/05P Diabetes diabetes.
37 Alastair9 24/05E The Odd Holiday.
36 Ellie13 22/05P Life's not much different.
35 Eden13 22/05P Uniquely normal.
34 Roberto12 22/05P The world cup.
33 Jade12 19/05E d-i-a-b-e-t-e-s.
32 Hannah8 19/05E My Life With Diabetes.
31 Abigail12 18/05E ?
30 Angie13 13/05E My life with diabetes.
29 Cody10 10/05E Your Special In Your Own Way!
28 Catherine13 09/05E Life saver.
27 Laura8 06/05P My life with diabetes.
26 Emma11 01/05P Diabetes.
25 Fahim11 01/05P Diabetes.
24 Catherine11 01/05E Miss.
23 Samantha13 30/04E We will be friends.
22 Emma14 29/04E Disasters.
21 Finlay12 28/04E No big deal.
20 Natalia9 27/04E Natalia And Her Life "The Pump".
19 Toby14 26/04P A Life With Diabetes.
18 Idil12 24/04P ---
17 Hannah12 24/04P Diabetes and Me.
16 Cameron12 22/04P --
15 Idil12 16/04P Diabetes a friend for life.
14 Idil12 16/04P When I was diagnosed.
13 Jessica12 15/04E Dealing with diabetes!
12 Beth11 14/04P My life begins again.
11 Esra24 12/04P Essay.
10 Ella11 12/04E I am safe now.... But do i want to be?
9 Millie10 06/04E My dream.
8 Tacy10 06/04P Simple Win.
7 Leah9 31/03P Pin Cushion.
6 Gabriela? 30/03P You are part of my life.
5 Davy11 29/03P My Exposure To Diabetes.
4 Emma11 27/03P How can this be.
3 Adiam11 26/03P Mrs.
2 Jessica9 26/03E THE HAPPY THINGS DIABETES BRINGS.
1 Jack10 22/03P none.
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