Which professions can help care for people with type 1 Diabetes?

So the professional you need for type 1 diabetes would be a diabetes specialist who are trained with the specialist knowledge to deal with the complexity of type 1 diabetes. Also, So the care is normally delivered in a multidisciplinary manner, which would mean that dietetic support like Donna, who we're going to speak soon, I will be able to advise the rule of the dietitian is incredibly crucial in the management type one diabetes, because essentially it's a match between how much carbohydrates you take and how much insulin you need to neutralize the impact. And the key element that is a struggle and is a skill that people with type 1 diabetes should acquire is how to count their carbohydrates. And so the role of a dietitian is incredibly crucial. A trained specialist, also a specialist nurse to give interim support with regards to how to inject insulin and how to deal with hyperglycemia which essentially means the blood sugar goes too low in case people are not able to follow dietetic advice and that and you need a combination of people. It's not uncommon for patients with type 1 diabetes to have unlike psychological issues and it is recommended nationally the patient would need a clinical psychologist to be part of the team, part of the team to support patients through the process because mental health problems unfortunately are quite common in patients with type 1 diabetes. That's an excellent question and it's definitely a team approach for that matter and our team is definitely should consist of the consultant, the diabetes nurse, the diabetes dietician, and then also the assistance regarding possible mental health support, and then also those who help with administration. I think he's also part of the team, you know, looking at pump therapy or, you know, arranging consumables. They also play a crucial role in helping to support the patients living with diabetes. So it's a full-on team approach and it's an exciting team to work as part of.