Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Literacy Activities 1, 2 and 3

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Note to reader - go to page 1 Type 1 Diabetes Made Simple

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 Diabetes Made Simple  Where is insulin made?  Where does sugar pile up if insulin is not made and what does the body do with it?  What happens when our bodies don’t make insulin?

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 Diabetes Made Simple  Is type 1 diabetes contagious?  Can type 1 diabetes be controlled?  Does type 1 diabetes stop people leading a normal life?

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Activity 1 Type 1 diabetes, food and energy

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes, food and energy Note to reader - go to page 6

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes, food and energy  Can you explain things simply? “When we eat food, it gets mixed around in the stomach, a bit like clothes do in a washing machine.”  Plan, draw and write a comic strip using speech bubbles to explain what happens to the food we eat

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes, food and energy  This might help you with your comic strip  The food we eat makes energy which is needed for our bodies to work properly  Food eaten is mixed around in our stomachs like clothes in a washing machine  Food is broken down and the sugar is moved into the blood stream which moves it to where it is needed  When lots of sugar is in the blood insulin opens the doors of cells to make energy  When the body doesn’t make enough insulin, sugar stays in the blood because it can’t get to into the cells. This is called type 1 diabetes

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Activity 2 Type 1 diabetes and leading a normal life

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and leading a normal life Note to reader - go to page 42

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and leading a normal life “Having type 1 diabetes should not stop you doing things others do.”  Find out about Ria and her sister Emma

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and leading a normal life  Does having type 1 diabetes stop Ria doing the things she wants to do?  Who helps Ria?  Is it important to Ria to have a friend who understands what she is going through?

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and leading a normal life We all need friends! Write a short piece about someone who is a special friend Design a “Wanted Good Friend” poster

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Activity 3 Type 1 diabetes and blood glucose (sugar) levels

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and blood glucose levels “To make sure you have enough insulin it is important to check how much glucose (sugar) is in your blood.”

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes and blood glucose levels  Can you explain what Chloe has to do each day?  Produce a leaflet or booklet with words and pictures to explain how Chloe checks and monitors her glucose levels and say why this is important

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Type 1 diabetes Scientists are trying to find a way to help these children And you can help by holding a Go Blue day at your school!

Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) Go Blue day  Could you hold a Go Blue day at your school?  How will you raise money?  When would you hold your event?  Who should know about your event?