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I'm interested in information about my own Diabetes.

Richard shares his views on what sort of information he's interested in. He's clear on what would be relevant to him.

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Well, I think first off, I need to have probably knowing myself, I need to have an interest in it. And although I am interested in it, I'm not what you'd call deeply interested in type 1 diabetes. I'm preoccupied and concerned with my own type 2 offering.

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