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Shivali Modha
Diagnosed in 2008.
Despite everything my family have always been my go-to people. They have lifted me from the ashes.
Balance cover star, Shivali, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2008 and has now put it into remission. Her family are a huge part of her story, from growing up in a family that loved food to the invaluable support her husband has given her through her diagnosis to remission.