James Norton interview in today's Guardian

[Fiona#42]

This was an interesting read, but there was one statement that puzzled me. I knew that James Norton was type 1, and has a Dexcom. The interview turned to the amnagement of blood glucose, and what happens when he is playing a very stressful part on stage - Jude in a little life. The interview stated that he had 15 plus injections a day. This sounds wrong to me, My first thought was that someone in that position would have a pump. Any thoughts on this? I don't think I was misreading the interview, and his description of a hypo was scarily accurate.

 

[Inka]

Some people don’t want a pump @Fiona#42 and/or have good control on injections. Injecting up to 15 times a day sounds accurate. I remember him saying about his Dexcom in a BBC article when he played Jude (hard to hide it when naked).

 

[Fiona#42]

I was just surprised about the number of injections, but you learn something new everyday. I agree it would be hard to hide a pump. I've read one or two interviews with him, and diabetes has been mentioned, but never the number of injections. He was really good in War and Peace, he played Prince Andrei

 

[helli]

It is a good article.
One thing I liked was that diabetes is there but only a very small part of the article. To me it said that he has diabetes without being defined by it.

As for the multiple injections, the article says he injects up to 15 times a day which could mean anything really. I have a pump but 15 times as a maximum does not sound unreasonable. It would not be an everyday occurrence. I describe myself as injecting at least once every time I eat plus twice a day for background plus corrections if I get it wrong or if food takes longer to digest. As a grazer that can easily be more than 10 times in a day.

And, if a Dexcom can be hard to hide, a pump would be harder.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

It’s hard for him to have a pump or to have audible alarms when he’s on stage or filming. He has talked about the challenges of doing live theatre with diabetes and I seem to remember him having his scanner discreetly hidden on stage and snacks for if he needed them. I would imagine that stage acting is similar to a sports match with lots of adrenaline and physicality but you get used to predicting what your body is going to do. I bet the after effects are harder to deal with.

 

[rebrascora]

So far today I have injected 9 times. If you count my morning basal as 2 separate injections because I split 22 units into 2x 11units, one into each buttock, then I am up to 10 and I have my basal to inject still tonight so that takes me to 11, plus I might have something more to eat yet, so possibly another small bolus that would make 12, and I have certainly had days when I have injected more and also days when I have injected less, so up to 15 times a day would probably fit with my daily tally, but certainly not 15 times every day, however I doubt he means that.

 

[Inka]

Here’s a good video of him talking to Partha Kar. He talks about how life-changing CGMs are, and also about not being too hard on yourself:

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[mashedupmatt]

Here is a link to the article if you haven't seen it (if you get stuck behind a paywall you could try something like remove pay wall dot com - not that I would ever advocate anything like that 🙂)

‘There’s a thug in all of us’: James Norton on privacy, playing villains and pushing himself to the limit

He made his name as one of the great British TV baddies in Happy Valley, and bared all in a gruelling production of A Little Life. Despite facing heartbreak and press intrusion, he’s ‘feeling Zen’ as he turns 40 – and about to step it up a gear with two epic new shows

www.theguardian.com

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I was at a diabetes event he attended, but decided not to join the queue of people asking for a selfie

He came across as a really lovely, genuine, bloke - and a great role model for living well with diabetes and not letting it hold you back.

 

[nonethewiser]

He was really good in War and Peace, he played Prince Andrei

He was brilliant as we're all cast, watched series three times, BBC at its best.

How we manage our diabetes is nobody's business, if it works it works, mind injecting up to 15 times would take up to much head space for my liking.

Something like a pump would be much more preferable, for naked or semi naked rolls James could revert back to pens temporarily, some pumpers have pump breaks from time to time so it's perfectly doable.

 

[helli]

Something like a pump would be much more preferable

Why do you say this?
Many people prefer not to use a pump and are happy with multiple injections per day.
I think the preference is a personal thing not a medical thing unless he is struggling to manage his diabetes.

 

[nonethewiser]

Why do you say this?
Many people prefer not to use a pump and are happy with multiple injections per day.
I think the preference is a personal thing not a medical thing unless he is struggling to manage his diabetes.

Merely from a personal point of view @helli

 

[Standup]

15 times a day sounds about average for me. Apart from splitting injections for main meals any snack between meals also means injecting. Then there's the random 'foot to the floor' element which also needs managing.