Gusse - Diabetes Type 1

Features Gusse - Diabetes Type 1

The app "Gusse-Diabetes type 1" is an introduction to a patient course for the youngest children, their family and friends.
The purpose is to prepare and reassure children who have little experience with the equipment and concepts they encounter in the hospital.The information is with a narrator - in a childs voice - and animation in the genre "Learning through play with tablet/mobile phone".Children in this age group learn and experience through play and concrete information.
Hospitalized children can quickly become overwhelmed by a lot of information.
That is why "Gusse - Diabetes type 1" is built up of short sequences suitable for younger children.The stories reflect reality and current clinical guidelines.
Healthcare professionals can use this material as an educational tool to create a common understanding with the child."Gusse - Diabetes type 1" is a Norwegian version of the Danish "HC And - Diabetes type 1", which has been developed in collaboration between H.C.
Andersen Børne- og Ungehospital, Odense University Hospital, hospitalized children and their families and 10:30 Visual Communication.The app "Gusse - Diabetes Type 1" with Norwegian language was developed in collaboration with Else B.
Stålen and the Diabetes Team at the Childrens and Adolescent Clinic, St.
Olavs Hospital, University Hospital in Trondheim.Contents: Olav at the hospitalInsulin in the bodyMeasurement of blood sugar with finger prick and sensorInsulin penInsulin pumpHome againVisit to the outpatient clinicPack Olavs bagThe app is free to download.Enjoy yourself