The Warwickshire all-rounder on how discovering that he has Type 1 diabetes left him doubting he’d ever make it in the professional game Interview Adam Hopkins
I GOT DIAGNOSED AS TYPE 1 DIABETIC AT 16. I was in the Yorkshire Academy at the time and didn’t really know what the diagnosis meant or what diabetes was. I was in hospital for three days and my first thought was, ‘Is that me done in terms of playing professional sport?’
IT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT I COULD STILL LEAD A NORMAL LIFE. I was also reassured that being a cricketer was still a possib...
