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WA teenager with type 1 diabetes on a mission to become a pro-cyclistA wiry tall teenager, who was struggling somewhat with his blood glucose control, he turned up on his trusty bike, and we had something in common to talk about.
T1D can be a traumatic diagnosis for children and young people, and often involves strict adherence to painful treatments, comorbid mental health conditions, and shortened life expectancy.
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Measures of Early-life Behavior and Later Psychopathology in the LifeCycle Project-EU Child Cohort Network: A Cohort DescriptionThe EU LifeCycle Project was launched in 2017 to combine, harmonize, and analyze data from more than 250,000 participants across Europe and Australia, involving cohorts participating in the EU-funded LifeCycle Project. The purpose of this cohort description is to provide a detailed overview of the major measures within mental health domains that are available in 17 European and Australian cohorts participating in the LifeCycle Project.
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Impact of Missing Data on the Accuracy of Glucose Metrics from Continuous Glucose Monitoring Assessed Over a 2-Week PeriodTo explore the impact of missing data on the accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics collected for a 2-week period in a clinical trial.
The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre is a research centre that aims to improve the lives of children and young adults living with diabetes by bringing together research, education and clinical care.
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Cholesterol and blood pressure drugs help teens with diabetesThe study involved screening young people to learn more about the development of long-term kidney, eye and cardiovascular complications in adolescents with T1D.
Read about the management staff of the Children's Diabetes Centre, Dr Charles Czank and Nirubasini Paramalingam.
Our Centre is involved with a wide range of research projects, many involving collaborating with partners to run trials of new technologies and treatments.
Our research group is looking for patterns in newly diagnosed diabetic patients in WA to understand the characteristics and risk factors of children with T1D.