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#248: Living With The Regret & Consequences Of Type 1 Diabetes, & How To Move Past It, with Sara White
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In today’s episode Eoin speaks with Sara White (@sarawhiteuk).
Sara was officially diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 9, but had been experiencing the symptoms and impacts of the condition from the age of 8.
Sara is a business owner and entrepreneur, originally from Romania, before she moved to the UK.
In this episode, Sara speaks openly about the tremendous challenges she’s faced with Type 1 Diabetes, and how she adjusted to this “new life” at such a young age.
Sara also speaks very honestly and openly about the consequences she’s faced as a result of her management over the years - an important message she wants to share with other people living with Type 1 Diabetes.
In this episode, Sara speaks about:
- How she found the adjustment to Diabetes as a young child.
- What her biggest challenges were living with the condition.
- What led her to going to rehab.
- What her advice would be to her younger self, and others in a similar position.
- And much more!
As always, be sure to rate, comment, subscribe and share. Your interaction and feedback really helps the podcast. The more Diabetics that we reach, the bigger impact we can make!
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