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  • 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

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 >> 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

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!

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