Alexandra van Essche – snippets of living with Type 1 diabetes

06/11/2025 10 min
Alexandra van Essche – snippets of living with Type 1 diabetes

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Episode Synopsis

Alexandra van Essche has been living with Type 1 diabetes for 53 years. She shares snippets of the life-long journey she is on.

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Laurelle Williams is the Editor at Word for Word Media. She graduated from AFDA with a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Live Performance. She has a love for storytelling and sharing emotions through the power of words. Her aim is to educate, encourage and most of all show there is always hope. Feel free to email Laurelle on [email protected] Visit Diabetes SA · Diabetes SA Facebook