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Long term health conditions >> Men 16-18 >> Andrew - Interview 24 >> He was 11 and changing schools at the time of his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. Initially he found it hard to control his diabetes and was a bit dow

Andrew has type 1 diabetes and Coeliac Disease. He was diagnosed first with type 1 diabetes when he was 11 years old and was diagnosed with Coeliac 3 years later. He changed his insulin regimen and he finds that the short-acting and long-acting insulin regimen gives him more freedom to choose when and what to eat. He needs to have a gluten-free diet because of his Coeliac which means that he cannot eat wheat, oats, barley and rye. Says that his mother makes very good gluten-free cakes!

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Jodie - Interview 18 >> Her diabetes and cystic fibrosis require a very specific treatment. She finds that apart from her medical teams other doctors find it difficult to und

Jodie has cystic fibrosis (CF) and was diagnosed with CF related type 1 diabetes in her early teens. Of the two conditions she finds her diabetes the harder to control particularly because she has a very active life. She finds that the specialist care she received is brilliant. She remains thankful for all the nagging she got from her Dad and her children's consultant.

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> The only - and best - way to have sweets is after a meal, as a 'treat'. At one point she was eating too many sugary things and having lots of diabetic

Lucy has had type 1 diabetes for 11 years. Two years ago her mother was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. There was a period when her diabetes control overall wasn't very good. Lucy has been working with her consultant at improving her overall control by setting an action plan, like for instance 'losing weight'. She is feeling much better now.

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Jodie - Interview 18 >> Does not need a high fat content diet for her cystic fibrosis because her weight is fine but she finds it hard to control her blood sugar levels parti

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> When she moved school she initially had a bad experience but her teacher encouraged her to give a talk to her class about her diabetes. Her new group

Long term health conditions >> Men 16-18 >> Andrew - Interview 24 >> He was diagnosed with Coeliac disease and had to change his diet to a gluten free diet. A restricted diet can be difficult when eating out but on the

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> She was forgetting do to her lunchtime injection at school because she was too busy and at home because she was having dinner at different times.

Long term health conditions >> Men 16-18 >> Andrew - Interview 24 >> He says that there are a number of gluten free things he can get on prescription including bread, but the family bake their own gluten free bread and

Long term health conditions >> Men 16-18 >> Andrew - Interview 24 >> He went through a 'bad phase' of forgetting his insulin injections and says it was because he found his previous regimen very restrictive.

Long term health conditions >> Men 16-18 >> Andrew - Interview 24 >> He feels reassured by his consultant and diabetes nurses and at ease to ask questions. Trusts their advice because he knows they are working in his be

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> She has told her friends about her diabetes and what to do when her blood glucose levels goes high or low. Her diabetes has also helped her make frien

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> Says that she usually saw a different consultant every time she went to the diabetes clinic. She would have liked more regular appointments.

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Jodie - Interview 18 >> She needs to take care of two chronic conditions: type 1 diabetes and cystic fibrosis. Of the two she says that she finds the control of her diabetes

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> Says that her mother became less protective and more understanding after she herself was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> She says that the advice and information given to her by the diabetes nurse have been most useful and as a result she is less inclined to drink or to

Long term health conditions >> Women 16-18 >> Lucy - Interview 05 >> Teenagers need regular and frequent appointments. Doctors need to ask more questions about how you are controlling your diabetes.

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Various long-term health conditions can occur in young people. We interviewed 30 young people about their experiences of different chronic illnesses. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.

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