Type 1 DM; It is a chronic metabolic disease that develops as a result of the destruction
of pancreatic ß cells, which are responsible for insulin production. Although type 1 DM
can occur at any age, the highest incidence is seen between the ages of 10-14. Especially
in this age group (7-15 years), who are more social than the previous period with the
emergence of diabetes symptoms, both physical restrictions and limitations in their
emotional and social functionality permanently change the lives of children with
diabetes. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2019 data, it is
estimated that the patients with Type 1 diabetes in the world are 1,110,100
children/adolescents. This number is increasing each year, and it is estimated that
approximately 98,200 children and adolescents under the age of 15 are diagnosed with Type
1 diabetes each year. It is seen that there is an increase in the number of cases in
young children in high-risk groups. Therefore, early diagnosis and initiation of
treatment is a necessary step. The basic elements of type 1 diabetes treatment are;
diabetes education, nutrition, exercise, insulin, blood sugar monitoring and psychosocial
counseling. Recently; It is seen that the use of technology in children with diabetes has
increased thanks to the opportunity to access information at any time, to choose the
information according to one's own needs, to receive service when it is ready, to reduce
costs in health, and to be educated at home due to limitations. Taking measures to
prevent worsening of glycemic regulation and weight gain in patients with diabetes,
especially in situations that cause social isolation such as pandemics, monitoring and
management of patients with diabetes during the social isolation process, and enabling
patients to access the information they need in a short time are of great importance in
terms of diabetes tables. When the literature is examined, it is seen that there are many
pages and mobile applications related to this. In this study, it is aimed to improve the
self-management of children/adolescents with a mobile application that can be accessed
from any device suitable for today. For this, it is aimed to create a mobile application
that includes all sub-dimensions of diabetes self-management and contains content that
other applications do not have. When the previously developed mobile application programs
and their features were investigated for this study, a search was made with the keywords
"Diabetes", "Type 1 DM", "T1DM" in the Play Store and App Store, and a total of 70
applications were reached. When participants look at the features of these applications,
it is seen that the educational contents are specially designed for adults and most of
them are in foreign languages. Blood sugar monitoring, exercise duration and type,
carbohydrate levels and blood pressure values can be followed through programs, only 9 of
which are in Turkish. When these applications are compared with the mobile application
robot that participants plan to develop for diabetes management; Being the first Turkish
mobile application robot specially designed for children with diabetes, having
age-specific content, having a whatsapp business api application within the program,
where they can reach the healthcare professional 24/7, sending personalized daily tips,
synchronized use of the child and parent, having a voice response system, game-based It
is among the privileges of the program that it includes training, digital technologies in
health", "Science, Technology and Society", "Information and information technologies",
being among the priority areas, and meeting the 11th Development targets of the Grand
National Assembly of Turkey. In addition to contributing to the economy of our country by
preventing acute and chronic complications in children, increasing the quality of life of
children, bringing a new application to the field of health technologies, contributing to
the fields of child health and diseases and pediatric health and diseases nursing, this
robot participants will make for pediatric patients with diabetes. It is foreseen that
the publications and presentations in the scientific fields will increase the scientific
visibility and prestige of our country and will have a widespread impact at the
international level.