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Philip - Interview 15  

Philip - Interview 15

Age at Interview: 81
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 72
Background: Philip is a retired senior sales engineer and is married with two adult children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White English.
Brief outline:Philip was diagnosed with diabetes nine years ago when he was hospitalised after a heart attack. He was put straight onto insulin.

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Philip checks his blood to avoid possible problems from a change of routine.

 



Never had any need for it really, because I tend to work my own regime out. As far as my blood sugar, if I am travelling a journey, if I am going a distance say, if I am going down the South Coast. Going down, I've got a niece down there. I tend to take my blood sugar when I have started, and I tend to take it part way down on the journey. So that I know that I am in control all the time. I mean doing long journeys you don't know how it is going to affect your blood sugar levels. And I am very careful about that. Anything exceptional I will look at my regime that I am doing. Does it, will it, what I am doing affect it and I can take precautions then to eliminate possible problems. You're looking ahead, it is going back to the self-management again, you know you've got to manage your diabetes. It is yours. It's all yours you are not going to give it away. You've got to manage it and I think the sooner you learn to manage it, the easier it will be.
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