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Given the opportunity, are there other treatments you would have liked to have tried?

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Adrian Long

Given the opportunity, are there other treatments you would have liked to have tried?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses his thoughts on trying alternative treatment methods such as insulin pump therapy.

What support did you have available to you and where did you seek information about diabetes?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses the type of support he has received throughout different stages of his diabetes with emphasis to the online community. His experience has been overall positive as you can see through his uplifting response and jovial remarks in relation to the impact of diabetes on his social life.

How were you diagnosed?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses his 'dia-versary' and the symptoms that eluded to diabetes. His symptoms appeared quite slowly although there were two distinct events that resulted in his diagnosis.

How was it for your family when you were diagnosed?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses the impact his diagnosis had on the rest of his family.

What did you understand about diabetes at the time of your diagnosis?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses what he understood about diabetes at the time of his diagnosis.

If you had been diagnosed with the current wealth of information where would you go to inform yourself about diabetes?

This is Adrian Long's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses where he would go to access information had he been diagnosed with today's selection of resources. He also touches upon the challenges of having so much information which can sometimes not be that relevant or useful to somebody beginning their research.