2021 marks the centenary year since the discovery of insulin, a scientific breakthrough which we are incredibly grateful for. However, we know that managing type 1 diabetes with insulin is still a significant burden: a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of five faces up to 19,000 injections by the time they are 18, if not using an insulin pump system.
Early type 1 diabetes treatments involved sharpening your own large needles, urinating on sticks and carrying around bulky pieces of tech equipment. As treatments have advanced peoples #BagsOfResilience have become more compact and manageable. However a bag for a person living with type 1 is still essentially their lifeline, forgetting to leave the house without it could lead to severe consequences.
Share your type 1 #BagsOfResilience for World Diabetes Day
- Take a picture of you and/or your type 1 bag of resilience
- Share via your chosen social media account and post a caption of your choice e.g. This #WorldDiabetesDay, take a look inside my bag! This is what I need every day to live with type 1 diabetes. I never leave home without it – it’s my lifeline. What’s in your bag? #BagsOfResilience #JDRFUK
