SUPPORT FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH DIABETES
No child held back
because of Diabetes
The YDA “Jockey Club Support for Young People with Diabetes” programme aims to improve support for people with diabetes by supplying them with access to CGMs, while also providing resources to empower patients and their families to better manage their diabetes. Additionally, the programme will help to raise awareness of diabetes, as well as study the cost-effectiveness of CGM usage in people with diabetes.
Project Details
The YDA “Jockey Club Support for Young People with Diabetes” programme will include:
Access to 2-year CGM supply
Access to insulin pump with
3-year consumables
Insulin pump with 3-year related pump consumables will be offered to selected Hong Kong residents with Type 1 diabetes aged from 7 to 25.
Diabetes education and support
Raise public awareness
Research study
Beneficiary eligibility of CGM
- Person with diabetes aged 2-30; or
- Pregnant with diabetes; or
- Facing financial or diabetes management difficulties, and
- Hong Kong permanent resident
Beneficiary eligibility of Insulin Pump
- Type 1 Diabetes patients aged 7-25
- Non-existing pump users
- Experienced CGM users (1/3 of the time have been using CGM in the past 6 months))
- Average HbA1c is 7% or above for the past 12 month
- Hong Kong permanent resident
The applicant have to meet all of the above conditions.
About us
Application
To apply for a CGM please submit the online application or download application.
To apply for insulin pump please download the download the application forms here. 【The quota is full】
Complete application forms, consent form, referral form and send together with any supporting documents (for applicants aged above 30, if applicable) by post, email or fax to YDA.
- Room 1607, Clifford Centre, 778-784 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon
- [email protected]
- 2544 3711
