Making Connections brings together everything young people need to know to understand their diabetes. The guide includes lifestyle advice and advice on how to get the best diabetes care.
The toolkit offers advice on understanding your diabetes, discusses treatment options, such as insulin pumps, and offers advice on how to get the best from diabetes teams.
The lifestyle section covers
- leaving home
- studying at college or university
- starting work
- travelling
- families
- friends and relationships
- food
- driving.
The last section introduces information on alcohol, smoking and drugs as well as going out to clubs and parties including information about sexual health, pregnancy, mental health and eating disorders.