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Jon Peach
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged five
What’s nice about my job is that the students can see that you can still be active when you have type 1 diabetes.
Jon talks about the challenges of managing an active job (a PE teacher) with type 1 diabetes and how he’s adapted to working from home during the coronavirus lockdown. Watch Jon's story about being part of the diabetic football community.