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

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Meat matters

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.

Research

Prominent IgE-binding and cytokine-inducing capacities of a newly cloned N-terminal region of Der f 14, an apolipophorin-like house dust mite allergen

The aims of this study were to clone the cDNA of Der f 14 corresponding to M-177 and to elucidate the allergenic capacities of the Der f 14-N.

Phagocyte extracellular traps in children with neutrophilic airway inflammation

Phagocyte extracellular traps in children with neutrophilic airway inflammation Childhood lung infection is often associated with prominent

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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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Sports star award

We are proud to have so many very talented children and youth in our T1D community.

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Meet Laurel

Leading international diabetes technology expert Laurel Messer visited Perth to share her experiences with closed loop systems at the Children’s Diabetes Centre’s Community Forum on March 28.

Research

Using social network analysis approach in developing rural psychiatrist workforce

This study examines how rural and remote junior doctors career decisions are influenced by highly connected principles within a discipline.

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Hypo awareness study

Young people are needed for a new study looking at ways to improve hypoglycaemia awareness through exercise.

Research

What constitutes cerebral palsy in the twenty-first century?

The aims of this paper were to (1) define inclusion/exclusion criteria that have been adopted uniformly by surveillance programmes and identify where...