"Developing type 1 diabetes is no anyone's fault. It simply occurs in some people. It is not because you have eaten too many sweets or chocolate or that you have done something wrong. You have not taken it from another person, nor can you infect anyone."
In this way, with a flat and simple language, the Urban Code program, available through a website, explains to young people what type 1 diabetes is and addresses the key issues they should understand after diagnosis.
The initiative, of Lilly laboratories, is aimed at young age and teenagers and offers dischargeable materials on food, well -being, sex, alcohol, trips or tattoos and piercings.
According to María Solé, nurse and member of the panel of trainers of the Diabetes Educational Program of the University of Alcalá, "after the diagnosis, many patients feel fear of the new situation they should face. In the case of young people, in addition, in additionYou have to add the pressure that your environment often exerts. "
Therefore, for this professional, "it is essential that they have a place to go to obtain contrasted information and elaborated in their own language and thus solve the main doubts that are presented to them."
To address diabetes, pharmacological treatment is not enough, but it is essential that the patient actively involves the control of their disease.
And the objective of urban code is that "young people with diabetes feel comfortable by fully living their youth," explains Dr. Jesús Reviriego, medical director of Lilly Diabetes in Spain.