'Life should be about my family, not my diabetes' with Richard Dixon

Today’s guest Richard Dixon has been living with type 1 diabetes for nearly 40 years.

Diagnosed with the condition at the age of 2, Richard has spent a lot of his life in fear of his next injection due to a debilitating fear of needles.

Every mealtime would cause huge amounts of worry, and the multiple daily injections he had no choice but to take steadily impacted every aspect of his life. Like so many people, Richard believed that insulin pumps were huge, bulky and incompatible with his lifestyle.

He's been amazed to discover that this is not the case, and while deciding to change your diabetes management or try diabetes technology is an individual choice, the changes he's personally experienced in the last couple of years have transformed life for not only himself, but his young family too.

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This episode of Type 1 on 1 is sponsored by Dexcom. Using Dexcom CGM has given me so much confidence to make informed diabetes treatment decisions in the moment.

You can choose to wear it on your arm or your abdomen, and all Dexcom CGMs have the share and follow feature even when connected to an insulin pump, so family and friends can see your glucose levels and get alerts, giving that extra bit of support when needed.

Head to Dexcom.com to request a free Dexcom ONE+ sample.

Always read the user manual for important product aspects and limitations. Talk to your doctor for diabetes management terms and conditions and terms of use.