Educating newly diagnosed adolescents with type 1 diabetes

My name is John Okoth Andhoga. I have been successfully living with diabetes since 2014. On 28 July 2022, I completed my undergraduate degree exams in Medicine and Surgery, and I am waiting for my results. If successful, I will be posted as a Medical Officer Intern in a hospital in Kenya.

My passion is to enhance the management of diabetes in Kenya. I directly understand and relate to the challenges that patients undergo, especially in the initial stages of this condition. Diabetes Education plays a crucial role in optimising self-care. This is the main reason I  chose this focus for my project. I also aim to build my global network of people living with diabetes to understand the challenges faced by different countries and learn the strategies they have implemented to mitigate them. This way, I believe we will make a better world for people with diabetes.