Aidan McGrenra from Donegal woke up early one morning in July 2020 feeling very sick, with cramps and spasms around his midriff. Aidan, now aged 48, was rushed to Letterkenny Hospital where he was diagnosed with acute necrotic pancreatitis following a series of blood tests.
A rare condition meant Aidan McGrenra’s pancreas was slowly failing. Now he’s been diagnosed with a form of diabetes that is not often talked about, writes Max Ryan.