‘It's not an easy thing to live with but it's part of who I am' – Irish fashion designer Naomi Clarke on life with type 1 diabetes
When Irish designer Naomi Clarke was 15 years old, she noticed a change in her health.
Over the summer holidays, she lost a considerable amount of weight and felt thirsty all the time.
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