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Bridget's diagnosis in 1951

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Bridget Wilkins and her father Jim Nicholls

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Bridget talks about changing attitudes

Bridget Wilkins who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of nine, talks about changing attitudes towards diabetes over the past 60 years..

Bridget - as a young adult and motherhood

In the fourth instalment of our five-part series on Bridget Wilkins and her father Jim Nicholls, Bridget remembers her experiences of having

'You can live a full and active life with diabetes'

Roy Izatt

Roy Izatt, 66, a Scot living in Southborough, Kent, has been Type 2 insulin-dependent since he was 38.

Ron Pharoah

Ron Pharoah is 74 years old and has Type 2. Ron, a retired IT manager, is a keen golfer.

Now and then

Bridget Wilkins, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of nine, talks about her approach to healthy eating and how it helps her manage her diabetes.

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