'I had to prick my finger every couple of hours and have SIX injections per day after diagnosis at 17'

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A 27-year-old has told how she was left her needing to prick her finger every couple of hours - and take six injections a day.

Charlie Tuohy was diagnosed with type one diabetes in 2013, when she was 17-years-old. When Charlie was first diagnosed, she had to give herself up to six injections of insulin per day and had to prick her finger every couple of hours to check her blood sugar.

Now, Charlie has taken on a 19km hike around Lancashire to raise money for type one diabetes charity, JDRF. Read more: Inside the huge waterside hall that's set to transform Salford Quays into a foodie paradise Thanks to research from JDRF and technological advancements, AO customer relationship management manager Charlie now wears an insulin pump and has a continuous glucose monitor sensor instead of having to prick her fingers. “I still have to constantly think about balancing my blood sugar so they don’t go too high or too low, but with more advances in technology I’ve been able to do anything I want in life,” she said. “I’m so thankful to JDRF for everything they’ve done for me since I received my diagnosis, so I was really touched when my amazing team agreed to raise money for them.

From giving me lots of helpful material when I was diagnosed, to funding life changing research that’s had an impact on my daily life, I really want to give back them.