 "Decoding type 1 diabetes")
Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is increasing in incidence. Due to the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas, treatment of T1DM mandates life-long insulin therapy. Since T1DM is usually detected in childhood or early adulthood, patient education is an important part of the management of diabetes.
In the busy out-patient clinics, there is a paucity of time to impart an in-depth knowledge regarding diabetes, its management and long term complications.
To address these issues, the Apollo Centre for Obesity, Diabetes and Endocrinology, has designed a structured diabetes education programme, called 1-STEP, for patients and their care-givers.
The interactive educational
