James Norton is hailed a 'true inspiration' by fans as he teaches children about living with diabetes alongside his teddy bear with glucose monitor in CBeebies Bedtime Story By Carolina Piras For Mailonline Published: 12:59 BST, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 13:26 BST, 15 June 2024 e-mail 7 shares View comments James Norton was hailed 'a true inspiration' as he educated children about living with diabetes in a CBeebies Bedtime Story, which aired on Friday. The Happy Valley star, 38, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged 22 , read the book How to Manage a Mammoth by Dr Rose Stewart to help families explore what it's like living with it. James lived up to his heartthrob status as he read allowed to viewers, joined by his teddy bear who wore a glucose monitor.
Introducing the story, James said: 'Hello, my name is James. This story is slightly different. It focuses on Type 1 diabetes.
James Norton was hailed 'a true inspiration' as he educated children about living with diabetes in a CBeebies Bedtime Story, which aired on Friday The Happy Valley star, 38, who lives with type 1 diabetes himself, is seen helping children to learn about the illness as he read How to Manage a Mammoth 'I am a diabetic myself. To thos parents who have diabetes. Hello, respect.
I hope those levels are behaving. 'To those parents who have a diabetic child, perhaps recently diagnosed, I feel your anxiety and confusion. It's a lot.
'So give yourselves a break and a pat on the back. It will get easier.' Fan.
