A clothing range specifically made for young women with Type 1 diabetes could be the final result of work being led by a Coventry University researcher. Rachael Hughson-Gill is hoping to “empower” women aged 18 to 25 with the condition while giving them something “that works with their everyday needs”. As well as getting fashion design students at Coventry University involved in the project, Rachael’s aim is to create a ‘toolkit’ that can be used by clothing companies in the future to create more empathetic and inclusive clothing designs. Rachael, who is studying for her PhD at the university’s Research
Clothes for young women with Type 1 diabetes as seen on The Hippocratic Post.