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Should my child attend school?
With Term 2 commencing this week, many parents are unsure as to whether to send their child with type 1 diabetes back to school.
Daina Coenen, Diabetes in Schools Program Clinical Nurse Specialist at Perth Children’s Hospital, said the Diabetes Clinic had received many inquiries from parents seeking advice. To assist parents with their own decision-making process, she said it was important to consider the individual risks and benefits for each family.
Coping during COVID-19
Diabetes researcher and PCH paediatric endocrinologist Professor Liz Davis spoke with Miranda Miller about how her family is coping during COVID-19 restrictions. Miranda's 11-year-old daughter Issy lives with type 1 diabetes.
Resolving respite issues
One of the biggest challenges of having a child with a chronic illness during social isolation is the lack of respite for parents. We asked PCH's Kirsty Browne-Cooper for her top tips to look after your mental health.
COVID-19 and T1D resources
PCH’s Diabetes Clinic has provided information and resources from a variety of trusted resources to help you navigate COVID-19.
Nutrition and COVID-19
Nutrition is important during the COVID-19 pandemic because it can provide both physical and mental health benefits.
Wellbeing activities
We have put together some activities that you can do while you’re at home with your family. It’s important to talk to your family about how you are feeling, and we hope these activities will encourage those conversations while having some fun.
Discover science at home
The Telethon Kids Institute has launched a suite of resources to help families at home. Loaded with kid-friendly videos, quizzes, activities and science adventures, the new website helps families to learn about health and science in a fun way.
New study to look at telehealth and diabetes care
Due to COVID-19, diabetes clinics across WA run by the Diabetes Service at Perth Children's Hospital are now using telehealth. We understand this is a big change that happened quickly. We would like to take this opportunity to evaluate the use of telehealth for clinics and to find out what it has been like the families of our service. To do this we will be conducting a new study.
