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This section will give you the information you need on how to manage your diabetes when you are drink alcohol. By the end you will have a better understanding of the following:  By understanding these things, it will make it easier for you to adjust your insulin and food intake when you drink alcohol to keep your

Diabetes can make you feel quite down sometime. It’s perfectly normal to have these feelings and in this section we’ll have a look at why this is the case and what you can do to tackle it.  To start this section, please click the first topic ‘It’s a common problem’ below. 

We all know that exercise is good for us. However, physical activity has an effect on our glucose levels, and so if you have type 1 diabetes you need to keep a close eye on your blood glucose. In this next section you will learn more about the following:  By understanding these things it will be easier for you

You learned in the previous section that type 1 diabetes is caused by your body not making insulin, or not making enough of it. It follows, then, that the usual treatment for type 1 diabetes involves giving your body the insulin it needs but can’t make on its own.  In this section, you will learn

Do you know what type 1 diabetes is? Whether you have just been diagnosed or  had diabetes for a long time, there may be things you still don’t fully understand. You may have been given so much information at the start that it was hard to process it all   Take some time to make sure you have a basic understanding of the key facts about