GUY BARNETT, TYPE 1
Tasmania’s Minister for Health Guy Barnett has been living with type 1 diabetes for more than 26 years. He shares his own health journey, why he’s so passionate about improving the wellbeing of others living with diabetes and the reason he enjoys time on his bike.
“It might sound strange but in many ways diabetes has been a gift and a blessing for me. Living a healthy, active lifestyle has always been a passion of mine, but after my diagnosis in 1997, it