It was a dream, a goal Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes Association They have been worn for years, almost since their inception. The Pediatric Diabetes House is a long-term project with a mission: to provide young people, their families and those around them, place outside the hospital, Warm and conducive to exchanges.
In this completely renovated two-storey house, the association wanted a conducive place to learn and overcome illness. It also served to be a resource and meeting place for young people and their families. Finally, this house is too Training and information space for health professionals, Professionals who care for children in their daily lives and the general public.
Teaching kitchen
In this house, the central space is a large and very bright teaching kitchen. Learn to cook In a balanced way and be able to enjoy yourself Despite diabetes, it is essential in therapeutic education for families affected by diabetes.
The association is provided in particular Day “First steps with diabetes”.“, organized in the three months following the discovery of diabetes to master the first important concepts. “It is a special moment, organized for parents and children, that allows you to glimpse the first weeks of returning home. The association team and parent partner are on hand to answer questions and review the learning update.”describes the assembly.
Increased numbers of diagnoses
Follow the association 1,200 young people from the entire Midi-Pyrenees region It welcomes 400 each year for training. Their parents and grandparents are also allowed to participate in the workshops. In France, more than 26 thousand children suffer from type 1 diabetes, the average age of onset of the disease is about 10 years and more and more children are diagnosed every year without knowing the cause.
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