It’s Not the Sugar
Resources for families living with type 1
Everything on this page is free to download, print, photocopy and share. Nothing here is for sale, and no product or programme is endorsed.
Printable sheets
These are the templates from the back of the book, set out so you can print them and fill them in by hand instead of copying them out. Take the school letter and the sick-day plan to your next appointment and complete them with your care team, before you need them.
School Care Letter
One page for the class teacher and school office: what your child may need to do during the day, what a low looks like, what staff must never do, and where to reach you. Space for both signatures.
Download PDF · A4, 1 pageSick-Day Quick Plan
The fridge sheet. Golden rule at the top, blanks for the checking intervals, thresholds and phone numbers that only your own team can give you. Deliberately contains no doses.
Download PDF · A4, 1 pageThe KITE Framework, one page
Know, Insulin, Track, Eat, and the string of Support. The whole of type 1 care on a single sheet, for the fridge door or the inside of a cupboard.
Download PDF · A4, 1 pageWhere to find help in India
Organisations and details below are current as of August 2026. This page is updated as things change, which a printed book cannot be. Your own care team will always know what is available locally.
Patient and parent communities
The Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation is India’s largest patient-led diabetes community, running support networks, awareness work and resources for people with type 1 and their families. Many cities also have local parent groups for type 1 on WhatsApp and social media; your care team or a diabetes educator can point you to one near you.
Insulin and supply assistance
The Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) programme provides free insulin, supplies, monitoring and education to children with type 1 from families in financial hardship, through partner hospitals across India. Ask your paediatric diabetes team whether a nearby centre takes part, and about other charitable and hospital-based schemes.
Diabetes camps for children
Residential and day camps, run by paediatric diabetes centres and foundations across the country, let children with type 1 meet others like them, often for the first time. Ask your team which camps operate in your region.
Specialist care
For a paediatric endocrinologist or diabetologist experienced in childhood type 1, the Indian Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE) and the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) are the professional bodies whose members provide such care. In Hyderabad, the author sees children and adults with type 1 at Caspian Healthcare; details, fees and timings are on the type 1 care page, and the insulin pump material is on the main page.
Government support
Central and state programmes for children with chronic conditions, including the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) and the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) child-health scheme, may offer help. What applies varies by state, so ask your hospital’s social worker or your care team what you are entitled to where you live.
Reliable information
For evidence-based reading that steers you away from misinformation, trustworthy international bodies include the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF), and Beyond Type 1, alongside the Indian bodies above.
If your mind needs support
Type 1 is a weight on the whole family. India’s free government mental-health helpline, Tele-MANAS, can be reached at 14416 or 1-800-891-4416, at any time of day.
If your child is unwell right now, vomiting, drowsy, breathing abnormally, or you are worried in any way, contact your care team or emergency services immediately. Do not consult a book or a web page.
Never reduce or stop insulin on the basis of anything you read here or anywhere else. That decision belongs to your care team alone.