title: Promotion of diabetes self-care through play.
abstract: Diabetes education aims to promote independence in children with diabetes mellitus. Play provides a useful medium through which self-care techniques can be encouraged. Fun Days provide an informal setting for the multidisciplinary team to interact positively with children with diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Edna Coates Diabetes Centre, Pinderfields Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bannister
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003479:Curriculum; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010989:Play Therapy; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*