Rugby centre Henry Slade and his father look back: ‘I’d seen my dad live with diabetes, so my diagnosis wasn’t as upsetting as it might have been’

The England player on finding out he had type 1, the wonder of Jelly Babies, and the sacrifices his parents made for himBorn in Plymouth, Devon, in 1993, Henry Slade is a centre for Exeter Chiefs and England. He came up through the Exeter Chiefs academy, making his senior debut for the club in 2012, and has since earned more…