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This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 Diabetes. Here she discusses her experience with accessibility to information on diabetes. She mentions community groups and websites that can be used to help develop and understanding of all type of diabetes.

This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 Diabetes. Here she discusses her experiences with community groups and why she believes they are important for supporting individuals through navigating diabetes.

This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 Diabetes. Here she discusses how she still lives a normal life whilst moderating her intake of the food she enjoys. This is her way of preventing the feelings of missing out and punishment in relation to enjoying food.

This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 diabetes. Here she discusses her awareness of her condition at the time she was diagnosed. Her understanding was helped by her career in nursing and access to information within her job.

This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 diabetes. Here she discusses how her family had reacted to her diagnosis. With diabetes running within the family there was a profound understanding of adapting the whole family lifestyle together.

This is Liz's story of living with Type 2 diabetes. Here she discusses the impact diabetes has had on her lifestyle initially and further into her condition.