Radio and Diabetes

The radio comedy series was set in a deprived area of Jamaica. It focused on issues of hypoglycemia awareness, with radio characters discussing and instructing on diabetes issues. The Jamaican language was used to create a less formal feel for the show. A post-script was delivered on the issues and points covered by each program and a comic book was created for younger and low-level readers.

Diabetes.

A large proportion of the population has diabetes, and this number cannot been lowered in any way, but the knowledge of the disease and the symptoms of it often go unnoticed. The programme chose radio as the media because of its greatest accessibility and penetration as opposed to other media in Jamaica. Objectives were to allow for identification of differences between Type 1 and Type 2, to apply self-monitoring knowledge, and to increase discussion of the topic.