About this library
Who made this, how it is written, and what it is not.
KRKT's Type 1 Diabetes Education (KRKT:T1DE) is part of the KRKT Library. It is patient education about type 1 diabetes, written for people who were recently diagnosed and for the family, friends, coworkers and coaches around them.
It is written for a Canadian, and specifically Québec, reader: blood sugar in mmol/L, Diabetes Canada guidance, 911, and Québec helplines and coverage.
What this is not
This is education, not medical advice. Nothing here replaces your own diabetes team. Every dose, ratio and target belongs with them.
How it is written
- Risk language, never certainty: “lowers the risk of”, never “will cause”.
- No fear-based messaging and no graphic imagery.
- Never “control”, “compliant” or “good/bad blood sugar”: we say “manage”, “in or outside target range”, and give the actual numbers.
- Every historical rate is paired with its trend: most published complication figures come from people diagnosed decades ago.
- Where expert bodies disagree, we say so and name both positions.
- Where a recommendation rests on weak evidence, we say that too.
- Complications are never a verdict on effort.
Known gaps
- Diabetes Canada updated its chronic kidney disease chapter in 2025. Our screening intervals follow the stable guideline structure; confirm the details with your team.
- Time-in-range targets shown are the adult figures. Children, older adults and pregnancy have their own.
- Periodontal (gum) disease is covered qualitatively only.
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