(Miri, 26th) To enhance public awareness and understanding of type 1 diabetes, Miri Hospital will hold the "2025 Type 1 Childhood Diabetes Education Day" on July 18 (Friday), with approximately 15 young patients and their families expected to participate, to learn together how to face this lifelong chronic disease in a scientific and healthy way.
The organizers pointed out that type 1 diabetes often occurs in children and adolescents, and is an autoimmune disease whereby the patient's body completely loses its insulin secretion function, requiring lifelong dependence on insulin injections to maintain stable blood sugar. Currently, many children in Miri are facing this challenge, but society’s understanding of this disease remains relatively insufficient.
This event is organized by the Miri Hospital Pediatric Department, in collaboration with the Nutrition Department, Pharmacy Department, and related specialist teams. The program will combine professional lectures, practical sessions, and parent-child interactions to enhance family caregiving abilities and promote understanding and support for young patients within society.
The Education Day will start at 7:30 a.m., and the content covers the basics of type 1 diabetes, insulin injection and usage skills, carbohydrate counting methods, blood glucose monitoring (CGM) operations, hypoglycemia management and exercise planning, psychological support in family care, strategies for blood sugar management during holidays and illness, an introduction to resources offered by the Malaysian Diabetes Association (Miri Branch), while the afternoon session will focus on psychological support, family roles, and community resources, with Q&A and discussion segments.
The organizer stated that the Education Day is not only a medical training but also a journey of shared learning and mutual understanding between parents and children. Through this event, they hope all sectors of society will understand the true situation of children with type 1 diabetes—that they are not fragile people, but brave warriors confronting challenges every day.
"With scientific management and continuous companionship, they can also grow up healthily and live actively. We must break misunderstandings, eliminate indifference, and allow society to become a strong support for these children with more inclusiveness and understanding."
The hospital also urges related families to actively participate, and hopes schools, associations, and the community can also become part of the support network so that young patients can thrive in a caring environment.
For further details, please contact the Miri Hospital Pediatric Clinic: 085-460600 (extension 8241).
The organizers pointed out that type 1 diabetes often occurs in children and adolescents, and is an autoimmune disease whereby the patient's body completely loses its insulin secretion function, requiring lifelong dependence on insulin injections to maintain stable blood sugar. Currently, many children in Miri are facing this challenge, but society’s understanding of this disease remains relatively insufficient.
This event is organized by the Miri Hospital Pediatric Department, in collaboration with the Nutrition Department, Pharmacy Department, and related specialist teams. The program will combine professional lectures, practical sessions, and parent-child interactions to enhance family caregiving abilities and promote understanding and support for young patients within society.
The Education Day will start at 7:30 a.m., and the content covers the basics of type 1 diabetes, insulin injection and usage skills, carbohydrate counting methods, blood glucose monitoring (CGM) operations, hypoglycemia management and exercise planning, psychological support in family care, strategies for blood sugar management during holidays and illness, an introduction to resources offered by the Malaysian Diabetes Association (Miri Branch), while the afternoon session will focus on psychological support, family roles, and community resources, with Q&A and discussion segments.
The organizer stated that the Education Day is not only a medical training but also a journey of shared learning and mutual understanding between parents and children. Through this event, they hope all sectors of society will understand the true situation of children with type 1 diabetes—that they are not fragile people, but brave warriors confronting challenges every day.
"With scientific management and continuous companionship, they can also grow up healthily and live actively. We must break misunderstandings, eliminate indifference, and allow society to become a strong support for these children with more inclusiveness and understanding."
The hospital also urges related families to actively participate, and hopes schools, associations, and the community can also become part of the support network so that young patients can thrive in a caring environment.
For further details, please contact the Miri Hospital Pediatric Clinic: 085-460600 (extension 8241).