Parents First, Experts Too

Our most important qualification cannot be learned in a university lecture hall. We are parents first.  We live with Type 1 Diabetes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We know the sleepless nights, the anxiety, and the precise daily monitoring and management required to keep our children safe.  As well as being parents to children with T1, some of our association leads also have T1 themselves.

This real-world, lived experience is our greatest strength and without doubt our most important “qualification”.  

However, our association is also equipped to support and fight for change because our parents also bring professional expertise to the table.  

Like many T1 families, we have had to fight hard for basic, essential care. Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a legal duty to provide "Reasonable Adjustments" so disabled pupils are not placed at a disadvantage.

By combining our deep, protective care as parents with our diverse professional backgrounds, we are well positioned to guide families and schools alongside supporting policymakers. We work constructively with individual schools and community leads to establish safer, improved school guidance, prioritising the health, safety, and well-being of T1 pupils and families everywhere.