Rugby League great, Gunggari and Gubbi Gubbi man Steve Renouf holds the record for most tries for the Brisbane Broncos and was named in the Broncos 10 and 20 year teams, the 25 year grand final team, and the Indigenous Team of the Century.
Steve played 212 Broncos Games, 11 Queensland State of Origin games, 9 International Australian Rugby League Tests, and was part of 4 premiership winning teams for the Broncos.
He has lived with Type 1 diabetes for nearly three decades !
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system is activated to destroy the cells in the pancreas which produce insulin. The reasons for the autoimmune reaction are unknown. Type 1 diabetes is not linked to modifiable lifestyle factors. There is no cure and it cannot be prevented.
For those who have asthma, the simple act of breathing in and breathing out can be very challenging indeed.
According to Asthma Australia, up to 11% of the population have asthma to some degree which means that there are 2.7 million Australians suffering from asthma.
The rate is almost double in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Each episode of asthma is different. The duration of an attack can vary, depending on the trigger and how long the airways have been inflamed. Mild attacks can be over in minutes but severe attacks can range from hours to many days in duration and can result in death.
CAAMA broadcaster Jenni Hubert chats with Steve Renouf about diabetes and asthma management.