Abstract
Background and Aims
In NHS Ayrshire and Arran we look after 225 children and young people with Type 1 diabetes. We have been delivering small group education sessions with families commencing Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System who meet the criteria set by the Scottish Diabetes Group. Our aims are to ensure our young people and families make the best use of the Freestyle Libre device, make changes to their diabetes management based on the data they receive and give them the opportunity for peer support.
Methods
Families are invited to attend 2 education sessions, one delivered by the company representative and one delivered by the healthcare team. Lesson plans and teaching materials have been created. An evaluation was carried out from January 2019 – June 2019
Results
Forty-four families participated in education session 1, thirty-three attended session 1 and 2, seven attended session 2 only. Thirty-six (90%) evaluations have been returned. A 6-point scale was used, with 6 being “very useful” and 1 being “not useful”, 61% of the families responded with 6/6, 28% with 5/6 and 10% with 4/6 – consequently all families scored the session positively. All families were happy with group format, reported they learned something new and felt the information given, teaching methods and resources used were “just right”.
Conclusions
Offering group education session for families commencing libreview has been a positive experience. The families have all found the sessions useful and learned a lot from attending. We are now planning an evaluation with families on their perceived benefits of libre.
