Derry Diabetes support group set to host event to raise vital awareness
The group helps young people, children and toddlers as young as one as they learn to live with T1 diabetes
The T1 Club, a local independent group in Derry which provides vital support to children and young people with diabetes and their families, is hosting a Discovery Day and Technology Event at Magee University, Derry on May 13.
The T1 Club, set up in 2019, is run by parents to help support other families and young people with Type One Diabetes in the surrounding area.The T1 Club is Northern Ireland’s first independent children’s diabetes group.The group helps young people, children and toddlers as young as one as they learn to live with T1 diabetes.As well as a WhatsApp group for parents and a very active Facebook and Twitter page, the group holds events for young people to attend in the North West.The group is based in Derry, but they have families travel from all over the North West and Donegal to come to their monthly meetups, children's activities and larger awareness events.The group's founder, Edelle Irwin said she is proud to bring the Northern Ireland JDRF Discovery Day event to Derry next weekend, "It's shaping up to be a large event with 204 sign-ups so far," she said."We have speakers including Neil Black, Lesley Hamilton from the Western Trust, the Diabetic Duo and Conal McErlean- a coach and power-lifter living with type 1."We also have a panel on physical activity and type 1 and a full technology exhibition that people can drop into also."The event is open to all ages -we have speakers for adults/carers, workshops for teens and young adults and children's activities."
For tickets to the event, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/type-1-diabetes-discovery-event-technology-exhibition-derrylondonderry-registration-587453779067?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse
Type One diabetes causes the level of glucose (sugar) in your blood to become too high.
It happens when your body cannot produce enough of a hormone called insulin, which controls blood glucose.
You need to take insulin every day to keep your blood glucose levels under control.
Managing type 1 diabetes can take time to get used to and is not linked with age or being overweight; these things are linked with type 2 diabetes.