# Diabetes UK Type 1 Video

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/01/diabetes-uk-type-1-video/
- Published: 2008-10-01T15:37:47+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Diabetes UK has released a short, quirky viral film called ‘The Bendy Bus’, aimed
at educating people about Type 1 diabetes.

The one-minute clip aims to dispel common myths about the condition and features
both actors and youngsters with diabetes. It shows schoolkids on a bus and their
reaction to a teenage boy with diabetes who needs to inject himself with insulin.

Although the film is aimed at young people, it is designed to be shared among family
and friends, You can help spread the message by downloading a link to the video 
onto your mobile phone by texting BUS to 84383. (The video is free however you will
need a web enabled phone and standard network charges may apply).

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