Lifestyle: Life Can Still Be Sweet ; a Childhood Bump On the Head Forever Changed Beryl Beards's Future, but Not Her Sunny Disposition, As Paul Fulford Discovers

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FALLING off a roundabout at the age of 13 seemed like just another childhood accident to Beryl Beards. But it was a mishap that would have massive repercussions.

That simple bump on the head is believed to have been the shock which brought on insulin-dependent diabetes, a condition for which there is no cure.

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Lifestyle: Life Can Still Be Sweet ; a Childhood Bump On the Head Forever Changed Beryl Beards's Future, but Not Her Sunny Disposition, As Paul Fulford Discovers

Now, more than 50 years on, Beryl could not imagine her life any other way and is heavily involved in support work for other people with diabetes. But as a teenager when she was first diagnosed, she ha...

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