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Health-Shared Diabetes Official
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Stepping Up for Diabetes

Discover the inspiring story of a person committed to completing the one million step challenge for Diabetes UK, regardless of weather conditions. Learn about the motivation, preparation, and determination involved in achieving 10,000 steps daily for a noble cause.

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I have one, I suppose, unfortunate in the sense that I've been doing a one million step challenge for Diabetes UK for the past, it's in my fourth year. So for me, the motivation is I've got to get minimum of 10,000 steps done regardless of whatever it takes. So it's, the focus is on doing the number of steps rather than the weather conditions. So I try to concentrate on that more and think less about the weather. And obviously, you know, we're getting days when it's going to get really windy. You've got leaves on the floor and as you walk and so on. So you have to be prepared for that. And also temperature drops all of a sudden as well. so you've got to be properly dressed for the weather. But the motivation for me is ensuring that I achieve my 10,000 steps every day for at least till the end of September anyway.

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