07-06-2025
Anneka was told she had kidney failure in her 30s. The cause? Undetected high blood pressure. As cases skyrocket, she now reveals the signs that were missed - and the simple test everyone should take
It was only by chance that Anneka Murphy discovered the awful truth. While at work one day, the primary school teacher from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was accidentally pricked by the needle of a diabetic pupil's insulin syringe.
Although she wasn't overly concerned about the risk of infection, she visited her GP for precautionary blood tests.
