Graeme's story: Raising awareness with One Million Step challenge

Out of the blue, I suffered a heart attack last year and my consultant asked me why I had not mentioned my type 2 diabetes. That was the first time I realised I had the condition. I had experienced no symptoms like being thirsty or going to the toilet a lot and there was no family history.

Shockingly my consultant told me that looking at the damage to my heart. He believed I had been living with diabetes for a number of years and that this is what had caused the damage to my heart.

I was a little overweight and my job is deskbound, so I certainly didn’t do as much exercise as I should, but we eat healthily as a family and yet this was happening to me in my 40s.

I had a triple heart bypass in August and since then I've started making sure I take regular exercise to get fitter and healthier, to manage my diabetes. I've lost two stone and have even inspired a few of my colleagues to also take on the challenge with me.

You can take on the One Million Step Challenge with Graeme by registering using the link below.

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Or you can support Graeme directly by visiting his challenge profile page.

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