article_snippet: Battle Type 1 diabetes to forge a burgeoning professional rugby career?
article_snippet: A less welcome experience has been the daily injections of insulin and regular blood tests required to check Slade blood sugar is not at dangerous levels.
article_snippet: Getting diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes aged 18 at 18 was pretty tough to take,' Slade said. '
article_snippet: My dad had diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes aged 18 as well
article_snippet: so I knew how diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes aged 18 would affect my life and how organised I was going to have to be.