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Home > News & events > Information events > Education and Type 1 Diabetes – JDRF Virtual Discovery Event, June 2023
We partnered with DigiBete to deliver the event and to showcase both of our resources in helping the community further manage type 1 during the education settings, such as school and college.
During the session we will discuss:
As part of the session, technology companies will present devices that can help manage your type 1 whilst going through the education system. Given how varied technology can be it will be an opportunity for the community to discover what best works for them.
00:00.00 Welcome & introductions
00:04.55 DigiBete’s resources within the education setting
00:16.17 JDRF’s resources within the education setting
00:23.58 Parental experiences of type 1 diabetes in education
00:56.45 Transitioning between schools – how to prepare
Register for this exciting in-person event on 9 May, raising awareness and bringing the community together.
Connect with the T1D community this 18 April at our family-friendly type 1 diabetes technology discovery event in West Bromwich.
Join our family-friendly type 1 diabetes technology discovery event in Liverpool on 14 March and connect with the T1D community.
Watch the livestream archive from January 2026 to see how new treatments are transforming the way people manage T1D.
