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Young People & Type 1 Diabetes

Support

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This clip shows young people with type 1 diabetes describing the type of support that can assist them to manage their diabetes. They describe the support they get from family, friends, health care professionals and school staff. They also talk about the importance of meeting other young people with diabetes. This clip is one in a series showing young Indigenous and non-Indigenous people talking about their experience of type 1 diabetes.

These Speaking from Experience clips features seven young people talking about the ways in which type 1 diabetes has affected their life. It was produced in partnership with Diabetes Australia VIC and Aboriginal Medical Service of Western Sydney.

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