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I can't get a basic foot check in my area

"I developed Type 2 diabetes in 1990 when I was 40-years-old and went blind about ten years ago.

I’m interested in how being a cyborg is becoming incorporated into my identity

I went through a mix of emotions when diagnosed

Type 1 diabetes was a mystery to me several years ago. Nobody I knew closely had it and I thought it was something that always developed in childhood.

"I would like to inspire kids and parents"

'I wasn't prepared for two surprises - twins and diabetes.'

 

I was scared stiff of hypos

Marnie looks back at the time she felt out of control when she was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and realises she is now in charge of her body and her diabetes.I grew up with a Mum

'I was overwhelmed by the kindness of people donating and how good that made us feel'

"I was diagnosed when I went to have my tonsils out"

I was diagnosed when I attended the local Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital to have my tonsils out.

"I wanted to try to use my diabetes as the basis for something productive and musical"

I want to show others with Type 1 diabetes that they can do what they want

Diabetes UK blogger Helen Maywas determined Type 1 wasn't going to stop her achieving her goals, whether trekking for gorillas in U
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