27-year-old Emma Bowditch is today’s guest. Emma suffered an episode of hypoglycaemic hemiparesis in her early 20s, during which half the body is paralysed as an additional symptom of a low blood sugar. Yikes! Emma didn’t have a label for what happened to her for years after, and reached out to me in a bid to raise awareness of this relatively undocumented experience.
Emma also offers a ton of insight into how effectively shutting down from talking about her diabetes from when she diagnosed aged 12 has impacted her life – and from that how’s she’s only relatively recently felt equipped to engage more with everything that having type 1 diabetes entails. From having different Instagram accounts for the days when she wants to separate from type 1, to climbing her own personal Everest that has nothing to do with mountains, Emma articulates so astutely a lot of the fear and apprehension that comes with confronting your illness. I could have carried on talking to Emma for hours – it totally felt like we were two old friends sharing stories, and for that reason I think you’ll enjoy this one!
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