JPSIM Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine J Pak Soc Intern Med 2709-8729 2710-0804 Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine 10.70302/jpsim.v5i3.2446 jpsim.v5i3.2446 Original Research Empowerment Through Education: Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Type 1 Diabetes in Pakistan Munir Atif atif113_2000@yahoo.co.uk * Saeed Hamayle Waqar Ayma Anwar Anum Ajmal Sana Meethi Zindagi Pakistan Fatima Memorial Hospital Lahore Lahore Grammar School Lahore *Correspondence: Atif Munir (atif113_2000@yahoo.co.uk) 30 08 2024 2024 5 3 591 594 22 02 2024 07 08 2024 Copyright © 2024 The Author(s) 2024 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective

Objective of our study was to assess the quality of life along with the factors influencing it in the Pakistani population with type 1 diabetes. In addition, it also aimed to collate their views about having a national structured education program for empowering people living with type 1 diabetes.

 Methodology

The study was a cross-sectional and questionnaire based. The results indicated that there is room for improvement in all aspects of health-associated quality of life parameters.

 Results

Differences between results across the demographic and clinical domains of subgroups of participants was not statistically significant. 94.9% participants responded positively to the inculcation of a structured education program for type 1 diabetes in Pakistan.

 Conclusions

The need for a comprehensive approach to propagate type 1 diabetes understanding in Pakistan is of paramount importance.

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