The Bendy Bus: a video viral
After some ‘gruelling’ auditions, a long day’s filming and numerous edits, Diabetes UK is pleased to announce that we have successfully completed our first video highlighting the issues for people with Type 1 diabetes. As promised it’s short and quirky and involves some of you but it's for all of you with Type 1. We certainly had fun making it so really hope you enjoy watching it!
Rather view this on your mobile phone? Simply text BUS to 84383*.
Thank you for your help
Your involvement so far has been absolutely brilliant, but we’re hoping we can get all of you to help us some more. If everyone could share the video (via the web link or via their mobile) with their family and friends that would be awesome. It will be a little reminder to them that you're normal (honest!) and to prompt for them to send the video on to their friends, and hopefully their friend's friends, and in doing so create a little viral effect and help to educate everyone about Type 1 diabetes.
Behind the scenes
On shoot day we took lots of photos and even filmed the shoot so that everyone who couldn’t make it on the day could get a ‘behind the scenes’ view. So, now you can get a little taster of the work that’s involved in creating a video even as short and simple as this one.
As the guys with Type 1 who came along will tell you, show business is certainly not all glitz and glamour and there was a lot of waiting around between shoots. We’re particularly grateful to them for their support, so a big thank-you to Leanne, Holly, Liz and Laura. We’ve manage to capture some of their thoughts on filming, diabetes and life in general so click here to see more. Well, what are you waiting for?
Send us your feedback
We really hope that this video helps to challenge people’s misconceptions about Type 1 Diabetes. It’s not all about the growing problem of Type 2, so help us to show everyone. If you do have any feedback for us, good or bad, we’d love to hear it. If you have any ideas for campaigns we could do to raise awareness in the future we would love for you to share them with us.
Want a copy of the viral on your mobile phone?
Simply text BUS to 84383 to get a copy sent to your phone. *Please note that your mobile phone will need to be internet enabled in order to download the video and standard network charges apply. Your phone must also have a video player.
Thanks again,
The Bendy Bus Production Team at Diabetes UK
Your comments
I think it is great for people out there who don't know about it. It tells you what Type 1 is and what Type 2 is so they know it is not something you can catch or anything.
- Ava
This is brilliant and it should defenitely be on TV! At school we learn about Type 2 diabetes when we are talking about healthy eating but the teacher never says it's Type 2, they just call it "diabetes". I think some people think I have Type 1 diabetes because I ate unhealthily or was overweight. If we get this on TV, we can prove them wrong!- Laura
Excellent video - I'm a 39 year old man and was diagnosed four years ago. Ironically I was a stone underweight because of my diabetes.
Please send the video to the BBC and GMTV who often highlight these issues.
Well done to all the young actors.- James
Seriously, get this on TV.- Bronte
This is great. You really should get this on TV because it's very irritating when people think that we got it because we are fat!- Fiona
I was diagnosed almost 5 years ago with Type 1 diabetes - aged 35. I have always eaten a healthy diet, excercised regularly and have never been overweight. Because I developed it later in life, people think I have Type 2 and, unbelievably, when I went for my first eye screen, the doctor I saw assumed I had Type 2 because of my age and even said to me he had never come across anyone so slim with Type 2 diabetes. I get frustrated that the majority of information presented in the media is general and doesn't differentiate between Type 1 or 2 especially with the negative links to diet/ lifestyle etc.- Claire
Seriously you should get this on TV. It's got a real point and will open everyone's eyes about diabetes.- Milly
Brilliant film, great acting.
Maybe if funds would allow, a similar film on 'What to do to somebody suffering from hypoglycaemia' to be shown on TV.
Just a thought! Thanks.- Robin
This video just shows what our lives are like. The prejudice and ignorance surrounding diabetes makes me so mad every day. I am a fourteen year old girl and was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of three. I recently wrote to TV channels complaining of the whole Type 1-getting-confused-with-Type 2 thing and got a reply back saying they would take it seriously. This really did make me feel more determined to try and help more people who are finding their lives with diabetes hard. We just have to keep trying. We have to prove the predjudiced people wrong. x- Ella
I thought that this video was good!
It is good to know that there are people in this world that understand what we are going through and can empathise with how we are feeling.
Thank you for posting this video. It was a big help!- Lucy
Please get this type of information on the television, newspapers etc. Let the public understand the differences between Type 1 and 2. The charity seem to spend a lot of time and money promoting and advising on Type 2 as we see with the most recent campaign so much so that my 11 year old daughter who has had Type 1 for three years and knows perfectly well the unknown cause, has started to worry and question if her diet and lifestyle caused the condition. If a well informed child living with Type1 starts to feel confused what must the public understand?- Helen
Pleeease get this brilliant video on the telly. Everyone I know thinks my four year old, who has diabetes, ate too much sugar. This clip is fab and it must be seen by everyone.- Carly
I am 26 and have will have had Diabetes for 18 years on 31st October 2009. I thought your video was brilliant. I have over many years school and adult alike had comments made about what, when and how I eat or inject by people ignorant of my condition and would just love for their to be a little understanding out there that not all diabetes is the same much as all people are not the same..- Elizabeth