DigiBeteTeens and parents | 12-13

Welcome to the 12-13’s 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

Tahlia's Story

Meet Tahlia as she talks about living with type 1 diabetes.

Top Tips to Help Manage Your BG

Always try to give Insulin 15 minutes before food if a BG reading is above 4 mmol/L

Stop! Think! Act!

What is the BG reading telling you?  Is a correction needed?

Exercise can be tricky, but if managed well, will with your help your BG levels

Type 1 Diabetes Animated Explainer

An animated explainer video introducing Type 1 Diabetes

Sick Day Rules

In this film Dr Fiona Campbell talks you through 5 straight forward steps for managing illness with Type 1 Diabetes

Emma's Story

Meet Emma as she talks about living with type 1 diabetes.

Here are some video resources to help you manage your diabetes.

Diabetes Eye Screening Appointment

This film shows what happens at a diabetes eye screening appointment. Applicable for ages 12+.

Top Tips for Hypoglycaemia

Top Tips for Hypoglycaemia

Top Tips for Hyperglycaemia

Top Tips for Hyperglycaemia

Top Tips for Travel

Here are some top tips for when you are travelling abroad

Top Tips for Exercise

Here are some top tips for exercise and type 1 diabetes.

Top Tips for Keeping Tech

Here are some top tips for keeping tech

Top Tips for Tech Failure

Here are some top tips for tech failure and tech issues.

Top Tips for Periods

Here are some top tips for that time of the month.

Talking about Type 1 Diabetes

Top tips for talking about Type 1 Diabetes

The video resources below have been funded by the National Lottery’s Community Fund

Let’s Talk About - Diagnosis

Let’s Talk About : Diagnosis

Let's Talk About - Carb Counting & Eating Out

Let's Talk About : Carb Counting & Eating Out

Let’s Talk About - Emotional Wellbeing

Let’s Talk About : Emotional Wellbeing

Type 1 : My Community and Me

In this film young people talk about the benefits of talking to their peers and creating support networks to help them manage their diabetes better in the community

Type 1 : Other Conditions and Me

In this film young people talk about what it's like to have other conditions alongside type 1 diabetes

Here are some stories from other young people who are living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Ryan's Story

Find out how Ryan manages T1D and football

Benji's Story - My Life with T1D

Benji is 13 years old and this is his T1D story in his own words

Below are some helpful interactive PDF resources you can download.

Below are films based on ‘The Goals of Diabetes’ structured education programme for children, young people and their families living with Type 1 Diabetes.  These films show Ryan managing his Diabetes with the support of his Family.

More films with different scenarios will appear over the coming months… Enjoy!

Please remember, these filmed scenarios are all individual and are designed to be used as examples of real families managing their Type 1 Diabetes. They are intended to be used as a complementary resource and therefore you will need to contact your own Diabetes team for any specific medical advice.

Food (12-13's)

Food and T1D

Exercise (12-13's)

Find out how to manage T1D and exercise in 12-13 year olds

Hyperglycaemia or Hyper (12-13's)

Hyperglycaemia or Hyper (12-13s)

Hypoglycaemia or Hypo (12-13's)

Hypoglycaemia or Hypo (12-13's)

Smoking, Alcohol & Transition (12-13's)

Smoking, Alcohol & Transition (12-13's)