KRKT Library · KRKT:T1DE
KRKT's Type 1 Diabetes Education
Plain-language type 1 diabetes education for people newly diagnosed, and for everyone around them.
Type 1 diabetes changes a lot at once. This library explains it in plain language, one subject at a time: what type 1 is, the two emergencies, food, movement, medications, drugs and alcohol, and the long-term picture. It is written for the person who was just diagnosed and for the family, friends, coworkers and coaches around them.
Topics
Start here
The whole picture in one pass: what type 1 is and what the daily work actually is.
Emergencies
Low blood sugar, glucagon, DKA and sick days. Learn these first.
Food
There is no diabetic diet. Carbs, timing, labels, celiac, parties.
Movement
Why exercise moves glucose both ways, and how to plan around it.
Medications
Other medicines that move blood sugar, sick-day holds, and what to ask first.
Drugs & alcohol
Harm reduction, not a lecture.
Complications
What the evidence says, how far the rates have fallen, and screening.
The people around you
Family, friends, coaches, teachers, and the words that help.
Help & resources
Québec and Canadian helplines, organisations and coverage.
Downloads
Handout (PDF), editable document (DOCX) and slide deck (PowerPoint), in English and French. Downloads →
Education, not medical advice. Every dose, ratio and target belongs with your own diabetes team.