I’m Anna, I have lived with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of 18. With plenty of learned, lived experience of managing a chronic long term health condition alongside a Diploma in Health Coaching, I now support other people to take the lead in their own health too, in particular, those who strive to achieve optimal blood glucose control to effectively manage all form of Diabetes.
Having an accident which resulted in me breaking my back in 2020 was a catalyst for change in my own life. During a long recovery, as my back healed and I learned to walk again, I took responsibility for committing to fully prioritise myself and my health for the first time in a long time. I created, and gradually adopted, my own ‘lifestyle prescription’, taking determined but simple daily actions to make necessary diet and lifestyle changes and to consistently embed these new behaviours into my way of life, at a pace that suited me.
These changes enabled me to get back on my feet and return to even better health. I had taken back control. I had climbed back in the driver’s seat of my own health and well-being and have continued to prioritise this whole-person approach to nourishing all key pillars of my health. Now, in my role as a Health Coach , I passionately promote the immense power we all have within our own hands to make positive changes and improvements to our health at any stage of life. I want to inspire others to believe in themselves and to confidently take responsibility for choosing and implementing small simple steps that, overtime, do build up to the big, sustainable win of better health and increased vitality for the longterm. I regularly coach people diagnosed with pre-diabetes to successfully take steps to get their blood glucose levels back into a normal range and I am extremely proud of this work.