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Congratulations Honours scholarship recipients

The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre; A JDRF Global Centre of Excellence (the Centre), announces inaugural Honours Scholarships for students dedicated to type 1 diabetes research.

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New Study: Understanding caregiver experiences for caring for a young child with T1D

We know that caring for a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be incredibly challenging. We also know that caregivers of children with T1D experience high levels of distress and anxiety. We are looking to better understand what this experience is like for caregivers so that we can identify

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Diabetes Nutrition Videos

What is a Carboyhdrate - Diabetes Nutrition Video We know there is a lot of information out there about food and nutrition and that parents want to

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Looking at the Big Food Picture For T1D

Kids with diabetes should think beyond just carbs, according to The Kids Research Institute Australia senior dietitian Dr Amelia Harray.

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New study: Managing T1D During Exercise in High-Level Athletes

The aim of this study is to describe the strategies used by competitive athletes with T1D to successfully manage their condition during sport and exercise.

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New Study: Sports coaches resources

Our type 1 diabetes community has said that one of the biggest challenges for young people participating in sport is that coaches do not know about or understand diabetes.

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New study: Mobile Food Record in T1D

We are looking for people aged between 9 and 18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in a mobile food study. You will be asked to take images of what you eat over a consecutive four-day period using the Mobile Food Record App. There will be no dietary restrictions in place during this period.

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Would you like to test our new exercise app?

We have been working with young people with T1D, other researchers and app developers to create a new smartphone exercise app called acT1ve.

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Recruits needed for coeliac and diabetes study

Our researchers want to know if starting a gluten-free diet reduces daily glycaemic variability in children and young people with both type 1 diabetes and newly-diagnosed coeliac disease.

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In other news ....

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