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Teenage diabetes: Chandler's story

Chandler has type 1 diabetes. Find out how the condition has affected her life and the lives of those around her.

Last reviewed: 19/07/2010

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Tom15 said on 19 March 2009

had diabetes since i was 6, i am now 22 and live a perfectly normal life. the only turmoil i have to deal with is what to do on a weekend, whether to go out with my girlfriend or my mates from uni. my doctor is spot on and now doing my insulin is like brushing my teeth, just part of my routine. perfectly able to work, play in a band and go to university. because trust me , the torment never started , all day and night its all good just get on with it.

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User208580 said on 18 March 2009

she makes it sounds like everything was ok after a couple of weeks,. which i doubt it was, unless her doctor was superman, i've had type one diabetes for 8 years, since i was 5, and no treatment has worked. my doctors are sending me to hospital for a month because nothing works. dont listen to the people that tell you everything is going to be alright, cos it wont be. it never will be. why dont we all just give up now. or maybe we could just start by posting a video that shows the truth about the hell we go through every day ? because trust me. The torment is endless and full on, all day, all night. it never ever stops.

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