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Do you remember back in March we published the results of a survey conducted by the T1DN? We had asked people what they wished their health professionals understood about living with type 1, and 278 responded. The results were very interesting!
Many of the comments expressed a lot of emotion and frustration with the lack of understanding sometimes shown by health professionals about the day-to-day burden of type 1.There are a lot of very articulate people in our membership, so the comments make for very compelling reading. Read a summary of the survey results here (or read the full report here).
So what did we do with all this great information?
We created an eLearning module, targeting health professionals, to help them understand the experience of living with type 1.This module is now ready - if you'd like to take a look, click here. It'll be free for anyone to access from the T1DN site, and will be accredited so health professionals can earn continuing professional development points by completing it.
The module follows the day-to-day life of three characters who have type 1: Javier, Cathie and Ai-Lin.We built their stories from common experiences mentioned on Reality Check, and from specific events volunteered by the T1DN management committee. Javier and Cathie are even based loosely on two of our management committee members! Can you guess who they are?
Here are some of the things our characters have to deal with - these may be familiar to you:
· Plane travel
· Dealing with hypos while looking after children
· Running out of testing supplies at the last minute
· Eating out - i.e. guessing carb quantities
· Unexpectedly getting served a piece of birthday cake
· Having a hypo on the train
· Going out with friends for a few (or more than a few!) drinks
· Giving a presentation and not wanting to hypo
By being proactive and offering health professionals this fantastic, interesting and convenient way to improve their knowledge, we hope that we'll be contributing to more positive relationships and better outcomes for people with type 1.
Interested in checking out the online module? Register (quick and easy) here. | 
