Sugar in the blood and surroundings… in search of the lost insulin

The activity aims to raise awareness among primary and lower secondary school children and their parents about type 1 diabetes, making them knowledgeable about the onset symptoms, how to correctly perform and interpret a capillary blood glucose test, the amount of sugar in foods and beverages consumed by children, and how technological innovations help improve the quality of life for children with type 1 diabetes. Interactive games on carbohydrate counting and recognizing normal and pathological blood glucose values will be used. Additionally, a prize will be offered to all participants in the contest.

PARTECIPANTI: Giuseppina Salzano – Professore Associato – Dipartimento di Patologia Umana dell’adulto e dell’età evolutiva; email giuseppina.salzano@unime.it Stefano Passanisi – Dottore di Ricerca in Traslational Molecular Molecular Medicine and Surgery; email: stefano.passanisi@unime.it Bruno Bombaci – Dottorando di Ricerca in Traslational Molecular Molecular Medicine and Surgery; email: brunobombaci@gmail.com Fortunato Lombardo – Professore Ordinario – Dipartimento di Patologia Umana dell’adulto e dell’età evolutiva; email fortunato.lombardo@unime.it   Gruppo di Lavoro: Giuseppina Salzano, Stefano Passanisi, Bruno Bombaci, Mattia Papa, Maria Pecoraro, Lacrima Sorrenti, Fabio Macrì, Arianna Torre, Marco Calderone, Mariarosaria La Rocca, Sara Aramnejad, Fortunato Lombardo