‘It’s not an easy thing to live with but it’s part of who I am’ – Irish fashion designer Naomi Clarke on life with type 1 diabetes

Naomi Clarke. Photo: Evan Doherty

Kirsty Blake Knox

When Irish designer Naomi Clarke was 15 years old, she noticed a change in her health.

Over the summer holidays, she lost a considerable amount of weight and felt thirsty all the time.