12-13s
Here you'll find resources created for teens aged 12-13 years.
Welcome to the 12-13s Page
Here you’ll find lots of useful films to support you and your family to better manage your Type 1 Diabetes. You could watch together with your family or on your own, and you can use them to show your friends, school or community to help raise awareness.
If you find these resources useful, ask your local diabetes team for a code to use the DigiBete App. Learn more about it by clicking here
Type 1 Diabetes Animated Explainer
An animated explainer video introducing Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Stories
Benji's Story: My Life with T1D
Benji is 13 years old and this is his T1D story in his own words.
Emma's Story
Meet Emma as she talks about living with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Stories
Watch more diabetes stories from children and young people here.
Goals of Diabetes Resources
Goals of Diabetes resources for teens aged 12-13 years.
The Goals of diabetes will teach you everything you need to know about diabetes for your age. Watch other teens explain all about diabetes and the things it is important to know.
Goals of Diabetes 12-13 years
View the Goals of Diabetes Resources here.
Annual Checks Explained
Learn all about your Annual Checks, what will happen and why they are so important in these helpful resources.
Annual Checks Explained
View the Annual Checks Resources here.
Resources for Emotional Wellbeing
How to Manage a Mammoth
Join Jake, his Mum and Mel the diabetes mammoth as they join forces with their friends to become a super-team and work out how to shrink Mel to a manageable size.
How to Hold a Hedgehog
Join Aneesha, her family and Sid the diabetes hedgehog as they work out how to adapt to life with diabetes and calm down their worries.
Continuing your journey... the sailboat
Continuing your journey... the sailboat.
The 3 Emotion systems
The 3 emotion systems.
You are not alone
You are not alone
Be kind to your mind
Be kind to your mind
It's not fair
It's too much
Arguments
Arguments.
Managing School
Managing School.
Helpful Resources For When You're Feeling Unwell
Sick Day Rules
In this film Dr Fiona Campbell talks you through 5 straight forward steps for managing illness with Type 1 Diabetes
Sick Day Rules PDF Download
Sick Day Rules - Normal or Low Blood Glucose
Sick Day Rules - High Blood Glucose
Other Useful Pages
Type 1 Essentials
Food & Drink
Eating Out - Nutrition & Allergen Guides
