A young man diagnosed with diabetes in childhood tragically died three weeks short of his 20th birthday from the illness
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However, David's levels had not been fine for some time. David had recorded an extremely high blood sugar level in early January but didn't tell his parents. Twin sister Zoe is raising funds for Diabetes UK in David's memory. The siblings spent their early years in Coventry before moving to Wales when they were eight.
"I have always respected my brother’s attitude towards life, the way he always did what he wanted to do despite what others, or society, would tell him. He had a passion for things that most teenage boys wouldn’t — watching every single episode of Glee and memorising every single Strictly dance and song ever, to name just a few.
The couple said David soon adjusted to life with diabetes, getting used to checking his glucose levels and monitoring his diet and how much insulin he needed to take. David's flatmates knew he was feeling unwell the night before and assumed he was still sleeping when he didn't emerge from his room the next morning. Hours later, David was found dead in his room.
The cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis, which happens when the body is running out of insulin. After David's death, the family learned his glucose meter had no readings on it from after January.
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