In this week’s episode Eoin chats with Mary Lennon.

Mary is from County Louth in Ireland and was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes just this year at the age of 38, alongside being diagnosed with Covid-19. Mary is a medical care worker and a medical student.

Mary talks through her diagnosis story and tells us how she was turned away from hospital four times before being officially diagnosed. It wasn’t until she used a friend’s blood glucose monitor to check her levels that she knew something was wrong.

Despite being diagnosed so recently, Mary speaks of how her confidence has grown around the condition as a result of her personal study, connecting with an online community and her family support system. Which all led to her connecting with other Diabetics in her local area and creating a Facebook group for other Diabetics in Louth.

Diabetes Facebook Group (County Louth, Ireland)

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Broadcast on:

22 Sep 2021