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Wasim - Interview 22  

Wasim - Interview 22

Age at Interview: 29
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 28
Background: Wasim works in financial services and is married with 1 son and 2 step-daughters. Ethnic background/Nationality: British Asian.
Brief outline:Diagnosed a year ago after emergency admission to hospital. Wasim is on insulin (NovoRapid during the day and Lantus at night).

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Wasim has tried to work out for himself why he was diagnosed with type 2 as opposed to type 1 diabetes.

 



Okay, so you had your treatment in hospital. Now who, you say you went onto insulin straightaway?

They weren't sure at first, they weren't sure whether or not I was a type 1 or type 2, and to be fair from everything I read from the Diabetes UK stuff and research that's been passed to me by family members etc. and stuff I've done on my own, there's no sort of in-between stage like a 1.5 or something. You know, it's either a 1 or a 2, and if they never sure, they'll always stick you as a 2, just to be safe, rather than go on the cautious side.
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