Roxy Horner Opens Up About Diabetes and Love

has revealed she feared that she would become a 'burden' to her husband after being diagnosed with .

The model, 34, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes five years ago, after battling symptoms including extreme thirst and fatigue that left her 'unable to get out of bed.'

Roxy was diagnosed with the condition after taking herself to hospital, where a blood test revealed her glucose levels were 'really really high,' and now manages her levels with the help of a continuous monitor and a hybrid closed-loop system device.

The influencer has now shared that her diagnosis brought herself and Jack 'closer together,' as she felt he was 'taking on a lot,' by supporting her in managing the condition.

She said: 'I think that was, I don't know, maybe it brought us closer in a way because he was so amazing, he really was. He was there by my side the whole time.

'I do think it takes a lot for a family member or a partner to be there for you. Because you're taking on a lot by being with someone with Type 1 Diabetes. It's a lot.'

She went on to tell Olivia Attwood on her Olivia's House podcast: 'And I try not to put it all on him obviously. Like I don't want to be a burden for him, but he is amazing and he's always there for me.

'The other night I was like ''oh gosh I'm going too low again.'' He was like ''I'll go downstairs and get you something,'' and he doesn't need to do that. I should be doing that, but he does it for me and it's so sweet, so lovely.'

Detailing her earliest symptoms, Roxy said: 'I went from being really active, working out every day, to having zero energy. Zero. I couldn't even go for a walk around the block, without feeling like I'm gonna collapse.

'I was really thirsty as well. I was drinking a four litre bottle of water every day, every night. Still feeling gasping and nothing would get rid of that.

'And I just remember not being able to get out of bed one day and just feeling like ''this can't be normal'' I can't just need that much coffee.'

Roxy said she was repeatedly told by doctors that she was 'fine,' but after going to the hospital, was put on a drip and received her diagnosis.

She added: 'Weirdly, I felt a bit relieved because I thought ''I'm not crazy.'' There is something wrong with me, now I know what it is I can treat myself.

'And that's what went through my head to start with. But then after a few days in hospital I was like ''I wanna leave now.''

Roxy added that she went on to discharge herself from hospital to attend an awards event, but that evening, she suffered a hypoglycemic attack, which occurs when blood glucose drops to below safe levels.

She added that when such attacks occur, she can become, 'shaky, unable to talk, and can't see properly.'

Roxy had previously shared that she struggled with anxiety prior to her wedding Jack, due to concerns around managing her diabetes.

Her wedding concerns stemmed from difficulties she had while she was pregnant with her daughter Elsie, two, when her glucose levels became 'crazy' and unpredictable, and forced her to have scans every week. 

Speaking to The Times, the star said she regularly has to schedule insulin injections before meals, adding: 'Sometimes we’re at a restaurant and Jack’s eating and I’m like, ''Hmm. Can you wait?'''

Roxy shared that she was diagnosed with diabetes after battling debilitating symptoms such as extreme thirst, hunger, weight loss and 'exhaustion.'

The fashion star finally got answers when she went to A&E after using a finger prick monitor she bought from the pharmacy and learned her glucose levels were 'ridiculously high.'

She said: 'It is a terrifying thing being pregnant with type 1 diabetes.

'Your glucose levels do crazy things. My glucose levels were going really, really high, really, really low, all over the place. I had to go in every week either to have a scan or make sure baby was OK or I was OK.'