New! This full-feature training film is now available as TWO DIGITAL DOWNLOADS.
Title: Advanced Medical ASL: Understanding Diabetes Type 1, Diabetes Type 2 & Blood Sugar Crashes
Film Description
This advanced medical ASL training focuses on diabetes—one of the most misunderstood and life-impacting medical conditions affecting Deaf people, families, and patients every day. Many people confuse Diabetes Type 1 with Type 2, underestimate blood sugar crashes, or struggle to explain what is happening when symptoms escalate quickly.
Taught by a Deaf professor with lived medical experience and decades of ASL instruction, this film goes far beyond basic signs. You will learn how to clearly explain differences between diabetes types, describe dangerous blood sugar changes, and communicate urgency when the brain and body are at risk. This is serious, real-world medical ASL designed for doctor visits, emergencies, and daily life—not classroom theory.
This Training Teaches 15 Essential Medical Communication Skills
✅ Clearly explaining the difference between Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
✅ Describing insulin dependence versus insulin resistance
✅ Communicating autoimmune causes clearly
✅ Explaining gradual versus sudden onset of symptoms
✅ Describing long-term metabolic risk factors
✅ Communicating blood sugar changes accurately
✅ Explaining warning signs before a crash happens
✅ Describing physical symptoms like shaking and weakness
✅ Communicating confusion and mental changes clearly
✅ Explaining loss of consciousness and urgency
✅ Using advanced medical concepts appropriately
✅ Communicating with doctors more confidently
✅ Advocating for yourself or loved ones
✅ Preventing dangerous misunderstandings
✅ Expressing seriousness without panic or exaggeration
BONUS ASL TRAINING: Understanding Glucose Meters & Blood Sugar Numbers
This film also includes bonus ASL training focused on glucose meters and blood sugar monitoring—an area many people find confusing or intimidating.
✅ What a glucose meter is and what it measures
✅ What the blood sugar number means
✅ Understanding normal, low, and high number ranges
✅ Recognizing when blood sugar is too low (emergency)
✅ Recognizing when blood sugar is too high (danger)
✅ Connecting symptoms to the numbers shown on the device
✅ Learning how to explain glucose readings clearly in ASL
✅ Communicating urgency when numbers are dangerous
Benefits of This Training
✅ Receive TWO downloadable video files: one horizontal format for TVs and laptops, and one vertical format for phones and mobile devices.
✅ Learn advanced, real-world medical ASL used in daily care and emergencies
✅ Gain clarity on complex medical differences often misunderstood
✅ Learn tips and strategies based on lived experience
✅ Improve confidence during high-stress medical situations
✅ Essential for Deaf adults, interpreters, students, caregivers, and families
✅ Builds a strong foundation for the full Advanced Medical ASL collection
Why This Film Is Essential
Diabetes is not a single condition—it is a spectrum of medical realities that can turn dangerous very quickly if misunderstood. Blood sugar crashes, in particular, require fast recognition and clear communication. Understanding glucose numbers adds another critical layer of safety and awareness.
This film gives you the ASL language tools needed to explain what is happening before it becomes life-threatening.
This training is a core volume in the Advanced Medical ASL series and an essential addition for anyone serious about medical readiness, safety, and clear ASL communication.
A must-have to build—and complete—the full collection.