Posted on:
11th July, 2010
Well saying I was dreading this run is an understatement!
It was hard, but I fought through it, with my Type 1 diabetic friend Shelley Bennett (She runs Circle D).
The start was scary, standing in a big queue waiting to reach the start line, whilst also seeing everyone else pass you on the other side.
Posted on:
23rd May, 2010
The story so far …
Well, I have had Type 1 diabetes since May 1997 (13 years!). A few weeks before I was diagnosed I had a common cold, a week later my family noticed I was constantly tired and consuming a high volume of liquids. They knew this was unusual so I was taken to the doctors who tested my blood glucose and saw that it was very high. Later that day I was admitted to hospital and stayed there for a week whilst lots of different test were completed and I learnt about my condition. I was told that my antibodies had malfunctioned and attacked my pancreatic cells instead of the cold virus.
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