WATCH: England's Henry Slade talks about living with diabetes
UncategorisedTuesday, 01 November 2016 at 14:27
Henry Slade signed his first professional contract with Exeter Chiefs at the age of 18, the same year in which he also developed type 1 diabetes.
Now aged 22, Slade has adapted to life with diabetes, but admitted there was a moment he thought his career may have come to a premature end. Slade says: “All I could think was: ‘I want to be a rugby player’ and I was questioning: ‘Can I do that?’”
Fortunately for Slade, he was told his rugby career would not be jeopardised, providing he was able to control his diabetes.
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