Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A ten-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes has been asking her friends to wear an elastic band to show them what it's like living with the disease.
The idea is to "ping" their elastic band every time they eat carbohydrates to give an idea of how often someone with diabetes has to prick their finger to check their blood glucose levels.
(short video)
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-11-22/schoolgirl-raises-awareness-of-diabetes-in-school/
The idea is to "ping" their elastic band every time they eat carbohydrates to give an idea of how often someone with diabetes has to prick their finger to check their blood glucose levels.
(short video)
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-11-22/schoolgirl-raises-awareness-of-diabetes-in-school/
