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Diabetes Type 2
People's stories
Aged 56 - 65
Mike - Interview 16
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Diagnosed in 2002. Mike controls his diabetes with diet alone.
Chris - Interview 23
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Diagnosed 5 years ago when having a routine blood test as part of treatment for depression. Chris controls his diabetes by diet alone and does ...
Gareth - Interview 24
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Gareth was diagnosed 11 years ago. At first he was prescribed tablets, but is now taking insulin which he prefers.
Helen - Interview 09
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Helen was diagnosed three years ago. She is currently controlling her diabetes with a low dosage of gliclazide + diet and exercise regime.
Stuart - Interview 12
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Stuart was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago. Currently he controls his diabetes by diet alone and takes no medication.
Mrs Singh - Interview 05
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Mrs Singh was diagnosed when she was 49. She takes metformin.
Duncan - Interview 27
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Diagnosed 2 years ago. Duncan takes metformin, gliclazide, simvastatin, atenolol, ramipril and amlodipine. He has had neuropathy in his feet since 2006 and expects to ...
Susan - Interview 03
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Diagnosed aged 61, Susan was first prescribed metformin, but now takes rosiglitazone which suits her better.
Isabel - Interview 28
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Diagnosed when she was 57. Isabel was taking metformin and pioglitazone at the time of interview.
Ken - Interview 29
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Ken was diagnosed when he was 56. At the time of his interview he was taking metformin.
Hyacinth - Interview 39
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Hyacinth was diagnosed 33 years ago after a pregnancy. In 1997 she was also diagnosed with breast cancer and has had two mini strokes. She ...
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