Meet the Diabetes Besties! Betty and her friends show how to manage type 1 diabetes while going to school, playing and having fun. Children living with type 1 diabetes and their families are faced with lots of challenges but with the right care and education diabetes does not stand in the way of a child living their full potential.
If you’re a parent, caregiver or health care professional, use the Diabetes Besties animation series to teach children with type 1 diabetes about:
1. Why do I need insulin? (https://youtu.be/62HFICfpEek)
2. How to inject insulin with a syringe. (https://youtu.be/ojcfrT_vphU)
3. How much insulin do I take? (https://youtu.be/QhQHQkSGkho)
4. Low blood sugar and how to recognise it. (https://youtu.be/ibOCNABeGMM)
Download the full Diabetes Besties series and supporting training material for free here – https://www.diabeteswhatsnext.com/global/en/diabetes-besties.html
Established in 2009, Changing Diabetes® in Children is a public-private partnership providing comprehensive care for children and young people living with type 1 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries. This includes free life-saving medicine and supplies for persons up to 25 years of age. The programme has reached over 34,000 vulnerable children and youth to date, runs across 25 partner countries worldwide and aims to reach 100,000 children and youth by 2030.