Lifelong illness that positively influenced one woman’s life’s path

Health, Beauty and Lifestyle by Denise McNamara

When Anne Daly realised she had been dealing with Type 1 Diabetes for 50 years she wanted to acknowledge the achievement of being fit and healthy after so long managing a debilitating disease.

Some people may have celebrated with a fancy dinner, others may have taken themselves off for a weekend away.

Not Anne, a native of Kilchreest outside Craughwell.

She decided to set up a website to support people who may have just been diagnosed with Diabetes or were struggling to manage their symptoms.

The Artisan Diabetic was born, in which she shares diabetes-friendly recipes and gives a platform for people to discuss the myriad of health issues associated with the condition that is growing more prevalent by the day.

The International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas from 2013 estimated it affected 207,000 people in Ireland in the 20 – 79 age group or 6.5 per cent of the population. That was projected to rise to 233,000 by this year and to 279,000 by 2030.

“It occurred to me there was no avenue for a lot of people to talk about diabetes. There is advice for anyone who wants to improve their immune system through diet, not just those with diabetes. People who get loads of colds or may want to try and lose weight find it useful from a nutritional lifestyle point of view.”

When her children were young, she chose the unusual profession of cake maker, creating elaborate wedding and special occasion cakes which she would never eat herself.

She later trained as a Quality Technician and worked for a medical device company, enjoying the process of watching a device going from the lab through rigorous trials and eventually to the assembly line.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.

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