Speaking about the Tackle Diabetes campaign with Sanofi, he said there is a lot of misunderstanding about the disease,
Rugby World Cup star Henry Slade has opened up about living with type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with at 18 after catching the flu.
Speaking about the Tackle Diabetes campaign with Sanofi, he said there is a lot of misunderstanding about the disease, stressing it is an autoimmune condition, not caused by eating sugar.
Mr Slade said: “Although you’ve got type 1 diabetes, as long as your blood sugars are under control, you’re no different from the next person. Just live life how you want to do it. Never let it hold you back from doing what you want to do.”
He added: “There’s quite a bit of misunderstanding about it. That’s why I’m here, to talk about the Tackle Diabetes campaign and to explain that it’s not because of eating too much sugar, it’s actually an autoimmune disease.”
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