Nina Wadia: The guilt of diagnosis and finding the why

Actor Nina Wadia is the first guest of season 2, and what a way to start the series! Nina speaks passionately about her son Aidan's life-changing and quite terrifying diagnosis at the age of 10 and how they've adapted as a whole family to everything that life with type 1 diabetes brings.

From her guilt around his diagnosis in 2017, finding other parents to help her process the situation, not sleeping properly for two years until diabetes technology came to the rescue, Aidan's frustrations as well as his remarkable resilience, to finding purpose in campaigning to raise awareness and find a cure, Nina takes us on such a vivid journey of the experiences of parenting a child with type 1.

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This episode is sponsored by Dexcom and Ypsomed MyLife Diabetescare
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https://www.mylife-diabetescare.com

Type 1 on 1 is a podcast that delves into the obscure, complex and challenging world of life with type 1 diabetes.

Writer and broadcaster Jen Grieves, who was diagnosed at the age of 8, talks to compelling guests about their experiences of living with type 1 diabetes and how it’s shaped them - showing that there is no ‘normal’ when it comes to handling this complex and often misunderstood chronic condition.

https://www.type1on1.com/

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