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• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Paul - Interview 20 >> Paul says he has a good sex life but that he would seek help immediately if anything changed.

Paul was diagnosed 14 years ago when he was in hospital for a minor op. He takes metformin and uses other medication to control blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Darren - Interview 35 >> Darren's wife worried when he was in denial about his diabetes.

Diagnosed 6 years ago. Darren takes humalog, metformin, atorvastatin and candesartan.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 56 - 65 >> Helen - Interview 09 >> Helen believes it helps to have a supportive partner.

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 >> Wasim - Interview 22 >> Wasim realised how serious diabetes was when he was still in hospital and felt too weak to lift his young son.

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 46 - 55 >> Sallie - Interview 36 >> Sallie has lost weight on her new diet but doesn't enjoy it much and still has cravings for chocolate.

Diagnosed 6 years ago. Sallie tried to control it with diet and exercise but has recently started metformin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Sallie - Interview 36 >> Sallie has experienced severe mood swings and is grateful that she has such a supportive husband.

Diagnosed 6 years ago. Sallie tried to control it with diet and exercise but has recently started metformin.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Lawrence - Interview 33 >> Lawrence describes how he and his wife have coped and how the GP helped them sort things out.

Diagnosed a year ago, Lawrence takes gliclazide and losartan.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 36 - 45 >> Lawrence - Interview 33 >> Lawrence explained diabetes to his young children by telling them he had too much sugar in his blood.

Diagnosed a year ago, Lawrence takes gliclazide and losartan.

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 35 and under >> Kay - Interview 32 >> Kay taught her daughter what to do if she has a hypo. Being a single mum, she thinks her diabetes has been hard on her daughter.

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

• Chronic health issues >> Diabetes Type 2 >> Aged 46 - 55 >> Nicky - Interview 18 >> Nicky's family help her to monitor her diabetes. She thinks her children don't worry about her because she can beat them at karate.

Diagnosed 4 years ago. Nicky was taking metformin but having established very good control through diet and exercise she no longer takes any medication for diabetes. She also has hypothyroidism.

• 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 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 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.