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Unexplained surge in kids’ diabetes worries doctors

Doctors are worried by a record number of WA children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes this year, with about 30 per cent more cases than average.

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Don't miss our first Community Conversation

Do you have T1D or care for someone who does? If so, tell us what you think about our research and clinical service at our Community Conversation on November 21

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Are you replacing a CGM transmitter prematurely?

Are you replacing a CGM transmitter prematurely? There seems to be some confusion as to how long to keep using the transmitters.

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Discover Day - register your interest

The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Discover Day is on again and this year it’s bigger and better than ever.

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Kids rock out at diabetes camp

Kids living with Type 1 Diabetes were literally blown away when the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter dropped in at the Diabetes WA and PMH kids' camp.

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Lucia's journey

Meet 11-year-old Lucia, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 10. Read all about her journey and how she manages her disease in her own words.

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Medical Assessments

People with type 1 diabetes require the completion of a Medical Assessment form for activities such as driving, skipper tickets and scuba-diving etc.

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Research Boost for Diabetes Team at Princess Margaret Hospital

After an intensely competitive process, the research team at Princess Margaret Hospital were awarded $5.2million from a joint JDRF/NHMRC research grant.

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Major focus for children's diabetes research in WA

Research into childhood diabetes in Perth has been given a major boost with the launch of the WA Children's Diabetes Research and Education Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) on the eve of World Diabetes Day.

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For app support, please email diabetes.research@health.wa.gov.au