When James was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six it was very difficult to get him to take his insulin injections. His parents injected in his leg, so that he wouldn’t be able to see the needle pierce his skin.

When Mike Davies was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 56, everyone assumed it was type 2 diabetes. Mike had developed the classic symptoms: An unquenchable thirst, a constant need to visit the men’s room and a feeling his eyesight was deteriorating.

After months of being on an insulin regime for type 2 diabetes, there was little improvement of his condition. He lost 4 stone within about four months, he felt unwell and drained of energy. Only after additional testing did doctors realise that Mike actually had type 1 diabetes and needed a completely different treatment.

Struggling to control BG levels

When Lindsay's blood glucose levels got out of control despite her best efforts, things began to unravel, one after the other.

Not a typical T1D tale

Before launching into his personal story about living with type 1 diabetes, Vincent warns that his is not the typical tale.

Tucking into a nine-course tasting menu

During a recent family holiday in Iceland, Jenni tucked into a nine-course tasting menu that ended with a decadent chocolate fondant.

Living with a classic case of Dawn Phenomenon

Before switching to the Cellnovo Diabetes Management System, Benjamin, 19, had to set his alarm to administer an injection for the middle of the night.

Benjamin lived with a classic case of Dawn Phenomenon, an early-morning increase in blood glucose levels, which would begin at around 3 am and last until noon.

An affinity for all things technologically advanced

Perhaps it’s because he is an engineer, but Ralph has always had a particular affinity for all things technologically advanced, efficient, user-friendly and solutions-based.

He’s into systems that are moving forward, not taking two steps back.

Video: Leigh Rickard’s Story

Leigh Rickards was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March 2013. He switched from multiple daily injections to the Cellnovo insulin pump in October 2015. Listen to what Leigh has to say about his experience using the Cellnovo Diabetes Management System and about living with #T1D.

Switching from MDI to insulin pump therapy

Anita Hanson is no longer a slave to time.

Over the last two years, Anita has rediscovered the joys of shutting off her alarm clock on weekends and having a leisurely lie-in.

When out with friends, she no longer keeps her eye on the clock to make mental calculations on when she’ll need to go home to administer an injection.

Life is more flexible and a little less regimented since switching from multiple daily injections to the Cellnovo Diabetes Management System.

Going from injections to pump therapy

Leigh Rickards misses nothing about having to field questions or dodge strange looks from strangers when he had to administer daily injections of insulin in public.

He learned to ignore the looks from people who mistook why he was injecting and had stock answers ready for the times he’d have to launch into explanations.

The injections proved especially delicate when he was entertaining clients as part of his job.