How was it for your family when you were diagnosed?

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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.

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.

Has stigma been a part of your experience with diabetes and if so how?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses the impact stigma can have on people living with diabetes and some of the ways it presents.

How do you see diabetes being portrayed in popular culture?

This is Adrian's story of living with Type 1 Diabetes. Here he discusses his experience of some popular culture and its portrayal of diabetes.

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.