Today is World Diabetes Day and on the Retinal Realities Podcast, we have a special guest: Gavin van Wyk. Gavin is a SA Diabetes Advocate and a Retina SA Patient Advocate who has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 35 years. He has experienced many challenges due to his diabetes, such as losing a lower limb and having low vision from Diabetic Retinopathy.

Gavin is now a volunteer for Retina SA and SweetLife, where he helps other people with diabetes and vision loss. He was a pharmacist assistant at Clicks before he had to retire for medical reasons. He resides in Welkom, Free State with his wife Liza-Marie, who is his pillar of support.

Join Karen and Claudette as they talk to Gavin about his inspiring story of coping with Diabetes and Vision Loss on this podcast. To find out more about Diabetic Retinopathy, you can read this article: https://sweetlife.org.za/what-is-retinopathy/

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