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New Dexcom G6 receives approval
The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring system has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for use in Australia.
As yet, there is no official date for its release and it has not been added to the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). However, we are anticipating it will be available soon. If you are currently using a Dexcom G5 and would like to change over to Dexcom G6, we recommend you start planning now.
Toddlers and diabetes
Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes is challenging, and perhaps even more so when the child is a toddler. Considering the needs of families caring for young children with T1D, PCH's Diabetes Clinic is working to improve services and resources for families with toddlers.
Face-to-face clinics to resume
With COVID-19 currently under control in WA, PCH's Diabetes Clinic is beginning to plan for a return to face-to-face clinics in the coming months. This will apply to regular diabetes and speciality diabetes technology clinics held at PCH.
Difficult foods study needs you!
Are you on hybrid closed loop therapy and like pizza and pasta? Our researchers are running a study looking at how HCL therapy deals with ‘difficult foods’ (ie pizza, pasta) and we are looking for participants.
Video: Nutrition matters
Why is nutrition so important during the COVID-19 pandemic? Our head of food research, Accredited Practising Dietitian Dr Amelia Harray, explains why and also gives some great tips about healthy snacking.
New video: Tech and T1D
Like most teenagers, Drina admits she would be lost without technology. Yet for Drina, technology is so much more than simply staying in contact with her friends. It is literally life changing and makes managing diabetes far easier.
Meet the exercise team
Meet the team responsible for the Centre's exercise research and find out what exciting projects they are working on in this new Q & A series focusing on the different research areas within the Centre.
Be involved
Do you have thoughts about how we can improve clinical services or have an idea for a research study? We need you to help shape the work of the Children's Diabetes Centre.
Change of details?
Recently moved or updated your phone number? If so, please let us know here at Perth Children's Hospital’s Diabetes Clinic so we can keep you up to date with clinic information.
