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New video: Diabetes in Schools

Anthony and Zavier's mum Lucy talks about her contrasting school experiences in dealing with her sons' type 1 diabetes - with and without the support of the Diabetes in Schools program.

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BANDIT trial update

The Children’s Diabetes Centre has had a few inquiries about the new BANDIT trial, based in Melbourne, and whether we are involved. Currently, the trial is only open to people who live in Victoria.The Centre is involved in other Australian studies aiming to better understand diabetes.

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New study: Diabetes stress and coping strategies

The Children’s Diabetes Centre is investigating the ways young people, and their primary carers, cope with stressors associated with type 1 diabetes.

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New phone triage system

You may have noticed some changes to the phone triage system for Perth Children’s Hospital’s diabetes clinic recently.

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New app a handy tool for appointments

Outpatients with appointments at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) can now use WA Health’s first patient-facing app – Manage My Care – to access their appointment and referral information.

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Ashlyn's gold medal run

Big shout out to one of our regular research participants, Ashlyn, who goes to show that type 1 diabetes is no obstacle to achieving success in top-level sport.

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Diabetes in Schools update

Do you know that the clinical team at Perth Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Clinic can visit your child’s school to administer glucagon or camp education?

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Family history drives study

A family link to type 1 diabetes has seen twins Nina and Lara Buonvecchi pursue study in health science – and join the Children’s Diabetes Centre to complete their pracs.

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Mentor project gets the thumbs up

Young adult and parent peer mentors can be role models who not only normalise experiences of living with type 1 diabetes but can act as symbols of hope, new Children’s Diabetes Centre research has found.

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Protein, exercise and hypo study

For this study, we want to see how much protein is necessary to prevent overnight hypos without causing high blood glucose levels.