Rebecca Ireland

I was dreading but also looking forward to this programme, as i was intrigued as to how they portrayed us, but i also knew it might anger me. I didnt actually manage to watch it on the Monday night, but managed to catch up on wednesday night.

Well to be honest i have mixed feelings about that programme. I feel they did a good job of scaring people, but then i feel they should have worded some parts better. I do feel it fitted in with the whole series, including stab victoms and liver damage due to alcohol abuse. I feel that they did portray all diabetics to be like this, and I dont feel this will help the opinions of people who already know so little about diabetes.

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.

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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