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It was a normal day at work for Alice Ratemo, a casual labourer. Having just completed the task of weeding the section of a farm, she was thinking about what she had to do next when she suddenly felt her legs give way.
When she came to, she found herself in hospital. After a few tests, a medic told her that she had diabetes. "I was shocked at the news. It felt like a death sentence as the disease runs in the family and some family members who had it had died," Ms Ratemo narrates.
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