I have always been a combination of both security and insecurity.

I have always been a combination of both security and insecurity.

When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.

Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it.

There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences - I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself.

Fans want you to be something super-human, something that's impossible for any human being to be.

Chronic disease like a troublesome relative is something you can learn to manage but never quite escape.