Sarah Gleeson experienced a difficult path to a type 1 diabetes diagnosis, with symptoms emerging during her first pregnancy seven years ago. Initially diagnosed with gestational diabetes, she was taken aback by the news despite being health-conscious. The sole advice given was to stop consuming fizzy drinks, leading to emotional distress as she felt responsible for her condition and its impact on her baby. Years later, she has learned to effectively manage her diabetes.
Sarah Gleeson, from Cork, was shocked when she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy seven years ago. 'I've always been health conscious, and we'd been trying to get pregnant for about 10 months, so I was very conscious of my diet,' she says.
Gleeson, now 39 and a mother of two, was upset by the news. 'The only advice I was given was stop drinking fizzy drinks,' she says. 'I probably cried for about a week because I very much felt like it was something I had done to my baby and to myself.'
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