Game-based Gavin
Gavin Griffiths, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 8, initially struggled to accept his condition. However, he has since transformed his journey, receiving multiple awards for his efforts to improve diabetes care.
Reflecting on his school days, Gavin emphasizes the importance of making education engaging and empowering, especially in healthcare. In 2014, he led an innovative initiative in Northern Ireland, taking children outdoors for diabetes learning activities. This sparked his passion for creating game-based educational experiences in collaboration with diabetes teams and charities in the UK and worldwide.
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"Game-based Gavin" is a guide containing a series of games with instructions for healthcare teams or organisations who wish to add fun to their education sessions.
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Bring fun to diabetes education
Obtain the guide
The guide will be ready to publish by the end of 2024. If you are interested in obtaining it register your interest below.
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Book a workshop
If you are interested in us coming to your hospital or organisation to deliver the games, book a workshop below. ​
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Consultancy in developing the workshops
If you would like for us to provide virtual consultancy in how to deliver these activities by yourself, book a discovery call below ​
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These activities aim for children & adolescents to meet and learn together through active educational games to begin to see diabetes in a more positive light and take steps towards personal independence with a deeper understanding of the condition: activities include sporty fixtures of Team Meals vs Team Insulin, a boot-camp understanding of the diabetes terminologies with hypo squats, hyper jumps and insulin wiggles… and opening up in a creative way about diabetes dislikes and diabetes likes.
Vasoterapia Diabetes
Vasoterapia is a set of conversation cards to help people with diabetes feel more confident and develop more empathy towards others.
Including this cards as part of clinics, educational sessions or activities you will:
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Normalise the conversation about mental health for people with and without diabetes
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Create a bond
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Foster meaningful conversations
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Share who you truly are
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Create a new support system or expand an existing one
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Acknowledge and work on your emotions
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Vasoterapia was created by our close friend Daniela Rojas from Costa Rica. She is a person with diabetes, psychologist, spokesperson and diabetes educator.
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