Diabetes Types 1 & 2 explained for primary school children

WHAT IS DIABETES TYPE 1?

Prof Dr Okan Bulent Yildiz

Hacettepe University School of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology

& Naomi Uludamar RGN

• With type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system attacks part of its own pancreas. Scientists are not sure why. But the immune system mistakenly sees the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas as foreign, and destroys them

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afM10uGanMg

So our pancreas no longer works properly...and does not produce

INSULIN

SCIENTISTS DON’T KNOW WHY...

It’s NOT because we ate too much sugar!!

Type 1 diabetes is nobody’s fault..

Because our PANCREAS is no longer working properly, we have to inject

ourselves every day with insulin or we use a pump

This is what a pump looks like...

INSULIN controls the sugar levelsin our blood (for all of us)

Type 1 diabetics have to check their blood sugar levels many times

each day....

Because it can go too high or too low.....

When sugar is too high.....

When sugar is too low.....it can be very serious and we need to eat something

sweet fast!

Type 1 diabetics can lead normal lives just like everyone else!

3, 2, 1...Bungeeeeeeeeeee

There is no cure for TYPE 1 diabetes at the moment....

• But scientists are working on it.....

HAPPY WDD 2014

• Please remember that TYPE 1 diabetes is different to TYPE 2!

World Diabetes Day 2014‘Healthy Eating begins with

Breakfast’

Prof Dr Okan Bulent Yildiz

Hacettepe University School of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology

& Naomi Uludamar RGN

2014

Diabetes is a huge and growing problem…

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Diabetes is a huge and growing problem…

What is type 2 diabetes?

• If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance.

Why do I need to prevent and take care of type 2 diabetes?

Can I prevent type 2 diabetes?

• YES! Usually, type 2 diabetes can be prevented! It is DIFFERENT to type 1 diabetes

STAY ACTIVE!

DON’T BE A COUCH POTATO!

YOU NEED TO MOVE!

HAVE FUN!

EXERCISE!

MOVE WELL

EAT A HEALTHY DIET

"Eat your breakfast. It's the most important meal of the day!" Why are

parents always saying that?

Eating a healthy breakfast:• Helps to control appetite and blood sugar• Decreases the risk of developing type 2 diabetesSkipping breakfast makes you put weight!

Imagine you're a car. After a long night of sleeping, your fuel tank is empty. Breakfast is the fuel that gets you

going so you can hit the road.

• Eating breakfast in the morning helps control your hunger, so you are less

likely to snack on fatty foods mid-morning or overeat at lunchtime.

• When you eat too many sugary foods, you can produce too much insulin,

so your body processes sugar more quickly.

• This leads to a 'crash' in your blood sugar levels which can make you crave

more food.

But regulating insulin levels by eating a balanced breakfast helps control blood sugar levels, making you less likely to snack on fatty or sugar foods later in

the day

WHAT SHOULD YOU EAT?Try not to eat foods high in CALORIES,

SUGAR AND FAT....

Those sort of foods will give you a quick sugar high......

• AND THEN A LOW

INSTEAD; What Should You Eat?

Just like with other meals, try to eat a variety of foods, including:• Fruit• Vegetables• Grains (make at least half your grains whole

grains)• Protein (meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dry beans, nuts,

and seeds)• Dairy products (low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese,

and yogurt)

A HEALTHY BREAKFAST....

STAY HEALTHY, EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!

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