
An alarm rings at 6am every morning, and 14-year-old Johnny Chege wakes up to prick his fingers and check his blood sugar levels.
It’s a ritual Johnny has followed daily since November 2020, when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s a school day, so I wake up at 6am to check my sugar level. I freshen up, then inject my Novorapid insulin before eating breakfast because I’ve already checked my sugar,” Johnny explains, describing his morning routine.