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'No more needles!' Thomas' pump story
February 22, 1999 will forever be etched into the memory of Thomas Johns as it marks the day he became the first child in Australia to be fitted with an insulin pump — and the day the then 10-year-old said goodbye to insulin needles once and for all.
Fast forward 21 years, and Thomas, now 32, is on to his eighth pump and forever grateful for how pump therapy has changed his life.
Sophie the first to trial tech
Meet Sophie – she's Australia's first participant in the multi-site Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop study. Sophie has type 1 diabetes and will be the first person in this Australian-wide study to trial the latest advanced pump technology.
Help us test our exercise app
Would you like to test our new exercise app? The researchers at the Children’s Diabetes Centre have developed acT1ve – a new exercise app containing exercise guidelines and advice specifically for young people with type 1 diabetes.
Meet Perth's final ENDIA bub
ENDIA, Australia’s biggest study into the causes of type 1 diabetes, reached a milestone when its last Perth-based participant was born recently. Baby Angus is the first child of Beth and Sam Armstrong, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 17.
Diabetes in Schools update
Do you know that the clinical team at Perth Children's Hospital’s Diabetes Clinic can visit your child’s school to provide glucagon or camp education? The service is part of the $6 million national Diabetes in Schools program.
Mentors get the thumbs up
Young adult and parent peer mentors can be role models who not only normalise experiences of living with type 1 diabetes but can act as symbols of hope, new Children’s Diabetes Centre research has found.
Detecting type 1 diabetes
Our researchers are involved in a nationwide program aiming to better detect a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Type1Screen offers free antibody testing to children and young adults to determine if they are at risk.
Family history drives study
A family link to type 1 diabetes has seen twins Nina and Lara Buonvecchi pursue study in health science – and join the Children’s Diabetes Centre to complete their biomedical science pracs.
Protein, exercise and hypos
We know that when people with type 1 diabetes exercise at moderate intensity in the late afternoon, they can have a hypo when they are sleeping. We want to see how much protein is necessary to prevent overnight hypos.
Celebrate National Science Week at the Discovery Centre
Telethon Kids Discovery Centre is celebrating National Science Week 2020 (August 17-21) with several exciting programs.
