Patient Stories
Sharing stories and advice with other people with diabetes can be a useful way of learning, building confidence and inspiring behavior change. This section includes patients sharing their experience of living with diabetes and encourages people to develop their own social support networks.
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Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is often diagnosed following blood or urine tests for something else. It's usually difficult to take in everything the GP tells you during the appointment, this film discusses how people felt when receiving the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and what the next steps were.
Type 1 Diabetes and Extreme Sports
Having type 1 diabetes shouldn't stop you from taking part in extreme sports, however, it does mean that you have to be a bit more prepared and plan for the unexpected. Martin Draper talks about his experiences with having type 1 diabetes and participating in extreme sports.
