As to the original question.
According to
Wikipedia the site was launched in 2002. I remember there being a forum when I was diagnosed in 2004 . This had the symbol of a hummingbird, not unlike that used by Diabetes UK at the time ( I remember being quite cross about the similar logo and the name of the website causing confusion which is one reason. I didn't join at the time ).
My 'memory' which might be based on a false assumption was that the people who ran the forum had to close down in c 2007 and the present owners took over management.
However, The
wayback machine supports the Wikipedia date with Sitefinders owning the domain in 2002 (and anonymous owning the domain name before that) The archived earlier pages have the hummingbird logo as I remember it.