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April's epic swim

April Welsh loves a challenge. Diagnosed with diabetes just before turning 4, the 26-year-old recently she was part of a four-person team that conquered the Rottnest Channel 19.7km open water swim.

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Sisters strive to succeed

Ashlyn and Kayleigh have much more in common than being siblings – they both excel in their chosen sport and live with type 1 diabetes. We spoke to the sisters about juggling exercise and diabetes.

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PCH takes lead in Diabetes In Schools program

Perth Children’s Hospital will be one of the first hospitals in Australia to deliver critical diabetes training to teachers and school staff as part of a new national Diabetes in Schools program.

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Festive food

We asked our food research lead and Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Amelia Harray, for her top nutrition tips and recipe suggestions to help you enjoy food and stay on track with managing diabetes over Christmas.

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New diabetes testing program

Have you seen the recent news about Type1Screen, a free new nationwide program that aims to better detect a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes?

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Is prolonged high glucose really that bad for you?

Our researchers are trying to find out, but we need your help for a new study looking at oxidative stress, blood glucose fluctuations and how it affects people living with type 1 diabetes.

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Diabetes contact numbers

There are several phone numbers to contact staff for assistance at Perth Children’s Hospital’s Endocrinology and Diabetes Department.

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Ready for a sea-faring adventure?

Diabetes WA and Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation are on the hunt for two young people aged 16-18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Youth Explorer Voyage in the upcoming October school holidays.

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Have your say!

Are you aged 16 to 24 years and live with type 1 diabetes? Do you want to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of other young people living with a chronic condition like diabetes, asthma, heart disease, chronic fatigue, chronic pain or an autoimmune disease?

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Paradigm shift: time to de-emphasise hypo risk in kids

It’s time to back off from the fear-mongering around severe hypoglycaemia, according to Children's Diabetes Centre researchers who point to increasing evidence that improved glycaemic control in children with type 1 diabetes is not associated with increasing rates of hypoglycaemia.