Melanie Stephenson - beating diabetes in quest for Olympic gold

As someone who has type 2 diabetes I was inspired when interviewing fashion student and athlete Melanie Stephenson (pictured, left) about how she coped when she was laid low by becoming insulin intolerant  - she was on 10 insulin injections a day!

Thanks to medical science, Melanie, a student at Newport's University, is beating the condition after becoming one of the first athletes in the UK to be fitted with a special insulin pump to help her fulfil her ambition of winning Olympic gold – and she has already sprinted to silver medal success.
Diabetes is one of the biggest health risks in the UK, affecting 2.6 million people - a figure that looks set to rise alarmingly.
To read Melanie's story go to:  http://www3.newport.ac.uk/news/displayStory.aspx?story_id=464