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• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 66 - 69 >> Mrs Patel - Interview 37 >> Mrs Patel knows she should take more exercise but she doesn't enjoy walking at all.

Diagnosed 15 years ago. Mrs Patel takes metformin and insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Alex - Interview 07 >> Alex thinks his drink problems played a part in causing his diabetes.

Alex was diagnosed with diabetes three years' ago. He is currently taking metformin and gliclazide.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Isabel - Interview 28 >> Isabel blames many aspects of her former lifestyle for her diabetes.

Diagnosed when she was 57. Isabel was taking metformin and pioglitazone at the time of interview.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Duncan - Interview 27 >> Duncan thinks he may have had diabetes for years before being diagnosed because he was overweight and drinking too much.

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 receive laser eye treatment soon.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Mike - Interview 16 >> Mike thinks diabetes is caused by hereditary factors as well as lifestyle.

Diagnosed in 2002. Mike controls his diabetes with diet alone.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 66 - 69 >> Mrs Patel - Interview 37 >> Mrs Patel and five of her siblings have diabetes which they inherited from their father.

Diagnosed 15 years ago. Mrs Patel takes metformin and insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Duncan - Interview 27 >> Duncan thinks that his old habits of eating lots of takeaways and heavy drinking may have caused his diabetes.

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 receive laser eye treatment soon.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Sylvia - Interview 38 >> Sylvia tries to follow the advice from her diabetes nurse but misses all the tasty things she used to eat and drink.

Diagnosed a year ago. Sylvia takes metformin, simvastatin and amlopidine.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Pamela - Interview 08 >> Pamela attributes her diabetes to both hereditary and lifestyle factors.

Pamela was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago. She takes metformin and rosiglitazone.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Stuart - Interview 12 >> Stuart drives a taxi for a living and feels it hasn't helped with his diabetes.

Stuart was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago. Currently he controls his diabetes by diet alone and takes no medication.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Helen - Interview 09 >> Helen was under stress at work and wonders if too much adrenaline pumping round her body might have triggered diabetes.

Helen was diagnosed three years ago. She is currently controlling her diabetes with a low dosage of gliclazide + diet and exercise regime.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Zoe - Interview 34 >> For ten years Zoe didn't eat properly or manage her diabetes very well but her new partner encouraged her to be more healthy.

Zoe was diagnosed 12 years ago. She also has polycystic ovary syndrome. She takes insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Gugu - Interview 40 >> Gugu feels more structured help with food might help. She feels tired after work and doesn't always want to cook fresh food.

Gugu was diagnosed 10 years ago. At first she was prescribed metformin. 3 years before the interview she was transferred to insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Duncan - Interview 27 >> Duncan explains that he doesn't want diabetes to dominate his life and so takes a 'broad-brush' approach to his diet.

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 receive laser eye treatment soon.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 66 - 69 >> James - Interview 26 >> James grows vegetables on two allotments and says that all the digging as well as the cycling there and back are working very well for him.

Diagnosed 25 years ago, James takes metformin, doxazosin, lisinipril, gliclazide and sotacor.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Stuart - Interview 12 >> Stuart says he has a 'series of excuses' of not taking as much exercise as he should at the moment.

Stuart was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago. Currently he controls his diabetes by diet alone and takes no medication.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Kay - Interview 32 >> Kay feels embarrassed in her local swimming pool and wishes there were special sessions for people with diabetes.

Diagnosed 4 years ago. Kay took metformin for 2 years and now takes insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Mike - Interview 16 >> When he was younger Mike could eat and drink what he wanted but since having diabetes has had to take more care over his weight.

Diagnosed in 2002. Mike controls his diabetes with diet alone.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Wasim - Interview 22 >> Wasim says he's never been keen on exercise and thinks he's probably become quite lazy.

Diagnosed a year ago after emergency admission to hospital. Wasim is on insulin (NovoRapid during the day and Lantus at night).

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Zoe - Interview 34 >> Zoe prefers to talk to her nurse because she gives helpful advice and listens to her.

Zoe was diagnosed 12 years ago. She also has polycystic ovary syndrome. She takes insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Sylvia - Interview 38 >> Sylvia gets fed up sometimes that she can't have the same food and drink as her friends.

Diagnosed a year ago. Sylvia takes metformin, simvastatin and amlopidine.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Gareth - Interview 24 >> Gareth checks there is bread to eat at restaurants before he takes his insulin.

Gareth was diagnosed 11 years ago. At first he was prescribed tablets, but is now taking insulin which he prefers.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Mike - Interview 16 >> Mike reflected on how diabetes led him to be more thoughtful about himself and his future.

Diagnosed in 2002. Mike controls his diabetes with diet alone.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Isabel - Interview 28 >> It took a long time for Isabel to adjust to having diabetes but now she is healthier she also feels happier.

Diagnosed when she was 57. Isabel was taking metformin and pioglitazone at the time of interview.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Zoe - Interview 34 >> Zoe was determined to prove she could lose weight and walked the Pennine Way.

Zoe was diagnosed 12 years ago. She also has polycystic ovary syndrome. She takes insulin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Stuart - Interview 12 >> Stuart describes his discomfort with the idea of diabetes as a physical imperfection.

Stuart was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago. Currently he controls his diabetes by diet alone and takes no medication.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Malcolm - Interview 14 >> Having diabetes has made Malcolm determined to keep doing the things he's always done including charity cycle rides.

Malcolm's diabetes was diagnosed 15 years ago after a routine eyesight test. Initially his diabetes was controlled by diet but now he takes metformin, gliclazide and pioglitazone.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Raj - Interview 06 >> Raj has polycythemia as well as diabetes and sometimes feels too tired to cope with the demands of his family.

Raj was diagnosed when he was 41 when he was having routine tests for a blood disorder (polycythemia) that he has had for the last six years. He takes metformin and pioglitazone for his diabetes.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Pamela - Interview 08 >> Pamela thinks it would be more constructive to promote healthy lifestyles for everyone than to run alarmist ads aimed at particular groups of people.

Pamela was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago. She takes metformin and rosiglitazone.