My Type 1 Diabetes - self-management education website

Summary

This public information website provided by the NHS is aimed at helping people with type 1 diabetes to effectively manage their condition.

Content

The My Type 1 Diabetes website offers:

• searchable resources including videos and leaflets, and multi-language content in the My Languages section (no registration required).
• six eLearning courses for adults with Type 1 diabetes, to help increase understanding and confidence in self-management. These courses cover a range of topics useful for people who are newly diagnosed, or for those needing additional support with insulin management, lifestyle change and complications management. They also include topics like driving, employment, alcohol, sex and travel. There is a specific course for carbohydrate counting, a course for older teenagers and young adults, and courses for people either thinking about or starting insulin pump therapy.