DigiBete, a new self-management app and video platform, has been made available to children and young people with diabetes in Ireland.

Following a successful pilot project in University Hospital Limerick, Diabetes Ireland and DigiBete have spent the past few months training other paediatric diabetes teams in its use.

The primary aim of the app is to improve care for children and young people with diabetes by helping them to manage their condition more effectively, as well as to provide an easy, cost-free communication stream for paediatric diabetes teams to engage with families to provide advice and information.

The app, which is already widely used in the UK, supports children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes and their families by giving them a place to organise their diabetes appointments, and ongoing care, and receive access to relevant educational resources. Families will be able to access age-appropriate diabetes information such as quizzes, videos, and food & exercise support.

The app supports children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes and their families by giving them a place to organise their diabetes appointments, and ongoing care, and receive access to relevant educational resources. Families will be able to access age-appropriate diabetes information such as quizzes, videos, and food and exercise support.

Families will also be able to develop a record of personalised information about their diabetes care, set reminders of their clinic appointments and receive invites to various family events, education workshops and much more.

Kieran O’Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland, said: “We are delighted to make DigiBete available to the families of the 3,000 children and adolescents living with Type 1 diabetes in Ireland. We feel this is a fantastic investment that supports children and young people with diabetes and their families and paediatric diabetes teams nationwide. It will also allow us to reach families more directly to offer our services and extend invites to our events.”

To access the app, families of children with diabetes need to contact their team to obtain a code and easy self-registration instructions. We encourage all families to speak to their team today or at their next appointment.