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Communication key to successful school transitionThis 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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Let's add years to kids' livesHave 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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Research finds pumps deliver better long-term blood glucose controlNew 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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Be as fearless as EmilyMeet 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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Know what you are covered forRecent 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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Helping to relieve diabetes distressThe burden of having T1D is enormous and our researchers are conducting a study trying to understand how we can help relieve diabetes distress.
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Have your say on exerciseAdolescents and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes are invited to be co-researchers at a summit to help develop the Children’s Diabetes Centre’s new exercise gui
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Well done Niru!Congratulations to Children’s Diabetes Centre clinical research coordinator Niru Paramalingam who is the recipient of a 2017 The Kids Research Institute Australia Kudos Award
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Congratulations VinuthaCongratulations to Dr Vinutha Shetty who has been awarded a Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network’s Mentored Clinician Researcher Fellowship Award for 2017.
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Teens with diabetes cope with the additional burden of CV protectionACE inhibitors and statins are well tolerated in teenagers with Type 1 Diabetes but more evidence is required to demonstrate whether they are effective