We finance :

Thanks to donations and fundraising, we guarantee, at the Filippo del Ponte maternal and child hospital in Varese, the presence of:

• a psychologist, for free psychological support with the aim of   supporting families during the growth process of young people, with particular attention to any personal and family problems
• a dietician/nutritionist, for free nutritional support : carbohydrate counting, celiac disease and healthy eating
• a home nurse, to support new onset type 1 diabetes and their families

We organize:

• carbohydrate counting courses for correct management of the disease
• educational interventions within schools for children and teaching staff
• “Diabetes at school” courses aimed at teaching staff and ATA of all levels, to welcome children with type 1 diabetes in the best possible way
• training courses for tutor families, to form a “team” ready to provide non-medical support to new starters in hospital
• Various meetings between members: parents, children and teenagers.
• fundraising events
• World Diabetes Day on November 14th

We organize and finance:

• school camps for   children and young people with type 1 diabetes in the summer months. Knowledge of the disease is fundamental for correct self-management education.

and then..

• The “Tutor Families”: to welcome those who are entering this new world for the first time, accompanying them on tiptoe as only those who have the same experience on their shoulders can do.
• The WhatsApp Group: to always stay in touch with those who experience the same problems