Welcome to my Royal Parks Half Marathon profile page for Diabetes UK. Did you know someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes? As many as 4.9 million people are living with diabetes in the UK right now. So, I'm running towards a healthier me, and a better future for people living with diabetes. Support my challenge by hitting the donate button on my profile page.

I've been a type 1 diabetic for nearly 30 years and it's been far from easy. I started off injecting and doing finger prick testing, and I didn't really understand what was happening. After several years I was struggling to control hypos and my weight, and after a number of incidents and ambulance rides, I was not in a good place. The turning point was intervention from my wife and advice from the consultant at Mile End Hospital. I started to control the hypos and got sent on a DAFNE course which helped me get to grips with my diet. A few years later I started using an insulin pump and then flash monitoring which was a big help. The real game changer was starting on hybrid closed loop system early last year, which gave me the confidence to start running - and I haven't stopped! Managing exercise with type 1 can be tricky, but with the new treatment technology and the support and advice that's available now, almost anything is possible.