Tired, toilet, thirsty, thinner - the four T's are embedded in the brains of those living with, or know someone living with Type 1 diabetes. For those who aren't aware however, there's a chance they might soon learn thanks to a musical theatre graduate from Newport.
Molly Bryant, aka cutenchronic on TikTok and Instagram, began documenting her life as a Type 1 diabetic over lockdown. The 23-year-old said she used to feel embarrassed about her disability due to the lack of public knowledge about it.
Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease where the pancreas stops producing insulin, which is essential to live. There is no cure and, unlike Type 2 diabetes, it is a lifelong condition. While an estimated 4.9 million people have diabetes in the UK, those with Type 1 make up just 8% of that number.
