Busan Office of Education Takes Initiative to Manage Intractable Disease Type 1 Diabetes

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has teamed up with Ulsan and Gyeongnam Offices of Education and medical institutions to manage students suffering from 'Type 1 Diabetes.'

Busan Office of Education will hold the '2023 Bu-Ul-Gyeong Pediatric and Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Camp' for students with Type 1 Diabetes and their parents from Bu-Ul-Gyeong from the 15th to the 16th of this month, a 1-night, 2-day event at Arpina, Busan Urban Corporation in Haeundae-gu.

This camp aims to help students with the chronic intractable disease 'Type 1 Diabetes' regain their self-esteem and enable them to manage their diabetes independently.

'Type 1 Diabetes' is an autoimmune disease that mainly occurs in children and adolescents, where most of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed, leading to insulin deficiency in the body.

The camp is co-hosted by the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Offices of Education and organized by Busan National University Children's Hospital.

Busan Office of Education.

The camp is operated through six divisions: medical, nursing, physical education, pharmacy, nutrition, and welfare.

Experts from various institutions, including Busan National University Children's Hospital, Dong-A University Hospital, Kosin University Hospital, Inje University Paik Hospital, as well as medical institutions located in Bu-Ul-Gyeong and Dong-A University’s Department of Physical Education, participate to support systematic diabetes management for the students.

The camp consists of various programs such as ▲ diabetes management education ▲ insulin injection training ▲ nutrition and exercise management ▲ psychological counseling ▲ experiential activities to teach student-led blood sugar management methods and enhance their ability to respond to emergencies like hypoglycemia.

Park Ji-hoon, Director of Educational Policy at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “This camp was prepared to help students manage diabetes independently, rather than relying on their parents,” adding, “We hope the camp will be an opportunity for students to overcome various difficulties caused by diabetes.”

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