No images? Click here
Easter tips
Easter is a special time of year to spend with family, friends and enjoy food together. But it can be a tricky time with lots of sugary treats at the shops, parties and at school.
We asked Dietitian Melissa Kelly from the Diabetes and Endocrinology team for tips to strike a healthy balance between enjoying Easter treats and maintaining your healthy meal routine.
Virtual reality goggles
You may have noticed we've been offering children Virtual Reality Goggles in our CGM workshops to help improve coping and reduce distress around the timing of the CGM insertion. Thanks to the positive feedback, we are now extending the use of the SmileyScope goggles out to other services such as insulin pump starts.
Newly diagnosed folder
The newly diagnosed education folder has been updated, in line with the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) clinical practice consensus guidelines. This includes changes to the clinical target range and treatment for hypoglcaemia. You can view the updated Newly Diagnosed File online.
Managing your hypos
Our researchers from the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre and the Diabetes Service are looking for participants with type 1 diabetes aged 2-18 years and their parents, to complete a short online survey about when and how they treat their hypos.
Exercise app survey
Our exercise research team at Telethon Kids Institute has developed a mobile medical device health app in collaboration with young people living with T1D. To better understand the value of this app we invite you to complete the online survey.
Community conversation
Useful diabetes resources
D-Coded Diabetes Research is a wonderful website that simplifies complex research studies about diabetes to make science accessible to everyone living with the condition. It is a passion project brought to you by The Diabesties Foundation.
Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to the 2023 Round Two scholarship recipients Aakash, Jee and Niamh. These three emerging students have been awarded the Global Centre of Excellence Honours and PhD scholarships for their projects dedicated to type 1 diabetes research.
Research newsletter
Today we launched our new research enewsletter dedicated to informing the community, our global researchers and our stakeholders about the work we do. Below is the link to the newsletter. You can also join our mailing list by subscribing. Happy Reading!
Volunteers needed!
The researchers at the Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre are currently designing a physical activity program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1d). We are looking for adolescents aged 14-17 with T1D to help us design a program which will help encourage engagement in physical activity regardless of current ability. To find out more information, email diabetes.research@health.wa.gov.au
