I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 19 years ago (in January 2007). I remember feeling really overwhelmed and isolated. Type 1 Diabetes is:
“a serious autoimmune condition that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks beta cells within the pancreas, which then stop producing insulin. As a result, glucose levels in your blood start to rise, and your body can’t function unless you replace the insulin.”
A type 1 diabetes diagnosis is life changing. Most people grieve for the loss of their health, whilst trying to learn to manage this complex medical condition. At times, managing Type 1 Diabetes can feel like a full-time job.
Despite around 270,000 people in England (NHS England – 2024, last accessed: 13/06/26) being diagnosed and living with Type 1 Diabetes, many people can still feel isolated and alone.
So I decided to create a list of famous people with Type 1 Diabetes. Hopefully it will make someone feel less alone and realise that anyone can be diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. It doesn’t matter a person’s age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, social class or religion.
An even more comprehensive list of famous people diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, mostly populated by people from the USA, can be found on Wikipedia here.
FINDING YOUR HAPPINESS is also gaining a number of 5 star ratings without reviews on various websites. Here is what the book is about:
FINDING YOUR HAPPINESS
You deserve to be happy and to experience genuine wellbeing.
You deserve to feel positive and joyful.
But you weren’t taught what happiness truly is or how to create a happy life for yourself.
FINDING YOUR HAPPINESS is your practical, uplifting guide to building a life that feels good from the inside out. This book gives you the knowledge, skills and wisdom to live a happier and more fulfilling life.
Inside you will:
Discover the secret to happiness.
Learn to understand yourself on a deeper level.
Identify where you are in life right now and where you want to be.
Develop a plan for happiness.
Take meaningful actions towards a happy life.
Maintain your happiness, whatever is happening in your life.
Navigate adversity and challenges to your happiness successfully.
This book is an invitation to transform your life. To become happy. To step into your exciting future, one that’s filled with happiness and joy.
Happiness is lived in full colour, and this book embraces that spirit. Printed in full colour from cover to cover, it costs more to produce than the average book, and its price reflects that commitment to quality. This book takes approximately 5.5 hours to read from cover to cover.
You can see the content pages and read the first chapter for FREE here. Here is a video flick through of the book:
A core aspect to finding your happiness is to understand who you are, what drives you and most importantly: What will make you happy. These are unique to the individual, just like your fingerprints.
Parts of the ‘Self’
Everyone has different parts of the ‘Self’ that make up the whole of who they are. The different parts of your Self include:
★ The Physical Self – your body. ★ The Mental Self – your thoughts. ★ The Emotional Self – your emotions. ★ The Spiritual Self – your soul.
All these parts contribute to who you are and are interconnected.
All of these parts contribute to your behaviour – what you say and do.
Your spiritual self or soul is perhaps the most mysterious of all the parts. We know very little about souls. What is their purpose? How do they operate? The truth is that nobody can answer these questions with absolute certainty.
There are plenty of theories about souls. Just look at the many religious and spiritual systems in the world today. I personally believe that any work we do to understand our spiritual self, helps us to more deeply understand the universe and how everything is interconnected.
The interaction between these different parts of the Self, the influence they have on one another and our behaviour is very complex and constantly changing.
But a couple of example scenarios here will help you to understand that the different parts of your Self can and do influence one another:
Example Scenario 1: Anxiety
A really good example of the interaction between the different parts of the Self in action, is the state of anxiety. Anxiety starts through a trigger. A trigger is an event or experience that causes something to happen.
Imagine you have been triggered. In your mind anxious thoughts start to form. Then you start to feel the emotion of fear. Your physical self responds to these thoughts and emotions. Your heart beats faster, you become more alert and your appetite decreases.
In the scenario above, your thoughts influenced your emotional state. Then your physical body responded to both your thoughts and your emotional state.
It is important to know that just because you’re currently focused on one part of your Self, it doesn’t mean that the other parts are inactive.
Let’s look at another example scenario to illustrate my point:
Example Scenario 2: Exercise
Imagine you have gone for a run. Your physical self is firing on all cylinders – your heart beats fast, your lungs inhale oxygen rapidly and your muscles propel you forwards. But as you run, the other parts of your Self are not inactive.
In your mind, you may be thinking about events earlier in your day. You may think about something that triggers your emotions. These thoughts or emotions may cause you to run faster, run slower or stop running altogether.
To summarise, all parts of your Self (Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual) interact with one another. They can influence one another. This in turn can influence your behaviour – what you say, do and omit to do.
In terms of happiness, it is really important to consider each part of your Self. Happiness can only be achieved when all parts of you are working in tandem with one another. All parts of your Self must be in a state of unity.
