Diabetes Isle of Man is encouraging people living with the condition to seek support as World Diabetes Day is marked on 14 November, Manx Radio reported.
Almost 6,000 people on the island are recorded on the diabetes register, according to BBC News Isle of Man. Manx Radio said almost 7% of the island’s population have diabetes, and that people are being encouraged to understand their risk of developing Type 2.
BBC News Isle of Man spoke to the parents of a seven-year-old boy diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes eight weeks ago. They urged other parents to watch for the “four Ts”: toilet, tired, thinner and thirsty. The boy’s mother said she first tried to “explain the symptoms away” before the family saw a doctor.
The parents called for more education about the condition and its different types, and asked the health and education departments to do more.
Natasha Parry, a volunteer with Diabetes Isle of Man who was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of 12, told the BBC the charity hopes to meet the education minister about updating school policies on diabetes. “Not a lot of people know what needs to be done if a child has a hypo in the school setting,” she said. A hypo is an episode of low blood sugar.
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