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Tinneas an t-Si霉cair/Type 1 Diabetes

Episode 16 of 22

Documentary looking at what life is like for people living with type 1 diabetes, and the recent technological breakthroughs that are making a massive difference to their lives.

Tha an 脿ireamh de dhaoine le tinneas an t-si霉cair, Gn猫 a h-aon ann an Alba air a bhith dol am meud airson iomadach bliadhna. Tha Trusadh a' toirt s霉il air na cunnartan agus na duilgheadasan a tha an l霉ib beatha l脿itheil dhaibhsan aig a bheil an tinneas. Tha gn猫 a h-Aon air dearbhadh anns a' mh貌r chuid de dhaoine nuair a tha iad 貌g - mar as trice nan cloinn. Tha cunnartan s貌nraichte ann airson boireannaich air a bheil e, a tha a' f脿s trom, agus gu draghail ann an Alba, tha an 脿ireamh leanabain air a bheil an tinneas a' tighinn a' s矛or dol am meud. Ach le bhith ga l脿imhseachadh agus ga riaghladh gu faiceallach, tha e comasach beatha 脿bhaisteach a' leantainn.

Tha insulin le snathad air a bhith aithnichte mar leigheas 脿bhaisteach fad greis mhath a-nise, ach tha teicne貌las 霉r a-nise a' ciallachadh gu bheil pumpa insulin air a chleachdadh barrachd is arrachd - leasachadh a tha air diofar mh貌ir a dh猫anamh dhaibhsan a tha a' fuiling le Gn猫 a h-Aon.

Trusadh : Tinneas an t-Si霉cair - sealladh air beatha le Gn猫 a h-Aon ann an Alba, agus an d貌chas a th'ann airson an 脿m ri teachd.

The number of people being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Scotland has been rising steadily for a number of years now. Trusadh looks at the everyday risks and challenges for those diagnosed.

It's mostly younger people who are diagnosed with the illness, usually while they're children. There are also particular dangers for those who become pregnant if they have the illness, and worryingly an increasing number of small babies are now being diagnosed. However, through careful management, a full and active life can be lived.

Insulin injections have long been the main treatment for the illness, but recent technological breakthroughs now mean that groundbreaking insulin pumps are being used more and more and are making a massive difference to the lives of those with type 1.

Trusadh - Type 1 Diabetes - a look at what life is like for those living with the illness in Scotland, and the hope there is for the future.

1 hour