Farina Z Ahmad, Muaaz Waseem, Malik Asif Humayun.
Structured type 1 diabetes education programs - an unmet need in pakistan.
J Pak Society Int Med Jan ;1(1):7-10.

Structured type 1 diabetes education aims to teach the key self-management skills of carbohydrate counting and flexible insulin dosing, while developing a full understanding in the patient about type 1 diabetes, the action of basal and bolus insulin, management of illness and about the importance of complication screening to maintain long term health. Structured type 1 education courses are not currently available in Pakistan and with the advent of modern technology use in the management of T1 diabetes, we need to train and upskill our people living with T1D. Insulin is the third most dangerous drug on the formulary and it is extremely important to ensure the safe use of this drug by our patients. It is crucial to develop and monitor such training courses in Pakistan.

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