A senior HR manager whose school days involved him secretly taking 'insulin injections under his desk' in an effort to keep his type 1 diabetes hidden from classmates is now on a mission to “change the conversation”. Daniel Newman, 36, who lives in London, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition which causes the level of glucose in the blood to become too high.
Following his diagnosis at the age of 10 years old, Daniel had to inject himself with insulin twice a day in order to manage his glucose levels. He tried to hide this from his friends and classmates because he just wanted to 'fit in and be accepted'.
Due to the way his peers treated him and fears of being “judged”, Daniel did not manage his condition well as a teenager. This later contributed to other health complications, including chronic kidney disease.
