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Diabetes-related news, funding announcements and our latest published research.

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Over the past few months, our researchers have zig-zagged the globe to share their type 1 diabetes research at major scientific meetings and conferences.

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News from the Diabetes Service

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Our exercise researcher Wayne Soon talks about why he became a diabetes researcher in The West Australian's ED! liftout, published August 20.

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Check out the Centre's Professor Liz Davis featured in an article about gut health and type 1 diabetes risk in The Post.

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Our exercise researchers have been working with young people with type 1 diabetes to create an app and we need your help to name it!

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Perth Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Clinic is holding a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) information night on Wednesday, May 29.

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Type 1 diabetes patients require about 50 per cent more insulin with a high protein meal then with a low protein meal to maintain a stable blood glucose level, according to new research from the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

The Children’s Diabetes Centre was honoured to have leading international experts Laurel Messer and Professor Mike Riddell as guest speakers at its community forum and research symposium recently.

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MOSMAN Park family-of-five is part of a study aiming to determine the factors that trigger, protect or develop type 1diabetes in young children.

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This time last year Keira Reynolds was in a vastly different place to where she is today. Back then, the Year 6 student was coming to grips with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis and finishing primary school, uncertain about what lay ahead at high school.

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It’s hard to believe that 20 years has passed since April Welsh, 5, was pictured with Professor Tim Jones in a story about type 1 diabetes research. Plenty has changed but one constant remains — Professor Jones still works for WA’s only paediatric diabetes service which celebrates its 50th year.

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Have you seen our recent letter about a new area of research we’d like to focus on to improve the heart health of kids with type 1 diabetes? More and more evidence is showing the importance of exercise and cardiovascular health but surprisingly there isn’t much research in this field.

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Great news for children living with type 1 diabetes following the recent Federal Government announcement of a new $6m training and education program to make it easier for teachers to support students with diabetes in schools.

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New research from the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia has found children who use an insulin pump to manage their type 1 diabetes have better long-term blood glucose control than those on insulin injections.

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Meet Keely Bebbington. The clinical psychologist recently joined the Children’s Diabetes Centre as the McCusker Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes — a Fellowship that was established in response to the need for a dedicated focus on the mental health and wellbeing of young people with Type 1 Diabetes

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Meet eight-year-old Emily. She lives in Northam, has Type 1 Diabetes and stars in one of the videos for a new The Kids Research Institute Australia digital advertising campaign. Mother Kathleen Noble said the initial diagnosis was the hardest time for the family.

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Teenage years can be a challenging time for families, a period made all the more difficult if a child has Type 1 Diabetes.

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Recent changes to private health insurance policies are a timely reminder to check your level of cover, especially for those undergoing pump therapy.

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If your child/adolescent has been approved to use CGM but decides they do not want to use it, it is important to complete a NDSS change/termination form, which needs to be returned to your clinic team.