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Summer holidays here we come!
The diabetes team hope you all have a fun summer holiday. Here's a few of our favourite tips to encourage you through the school holidays:
Keep the family time fun.
Stay hydrated, keep your child socialising and doing exercise.
Support your teen to be organised with their T1D management when they catch up with their mates.
Christmas Nutrition Tips
Christmas is just days away so here's a look at one of our most popular nutrition articles from Accredited Practising Dietitian Dr Amelia Harray, offering advice on how to enjoy food and stay on track with managing type 1 diabetes over the festive break with family and friends.
Children and Screens
The holidays are finally here and while a lack of routine is welcome by many, we know navigating technology can be difficult at times. The Diabetes Social Work team have suggested a free Children and Screens program that gives families practical strategies to build healthy digital habits.
DiabHQ - Patient Portal
We are very excited to let you know that the DiabHQ App is now available to all eligible families in the PCH Diabetes Service. The innovative new digital platform has been co-designed with consumers and includes a range of functions to support diabetes management.
New Omnipod 5
Would you or your child like to experience using the Omnipod 5 patch pump? We are looking for participants aged 2 – 24 years, who have been living with T1D for more than 12 months and are currently using either insulin injections or tubed insulin pump to manage their diabetes.
Christmas Cheer at PCH
Some of our talented Joondalup T1D Clinic patients brought some 'Christmas Cheer' to Perth Children's Hospital last week. The budding musicians performed Christmas songs in front of patients, families and staff.
Cycling Succes for Theo
We are proud to have so many talented and passionate youth in our T1D community. Recently, avid cyclist Theo Grant competed in the Tour of Margaret River Road Race - cycling almost 210kms in three days.
Let's Talk Diabetes
Join the PCH Diabetes Team as they discuss diabetes in an interactive community session at the Sikh Temple in Canning Vale on Saturday 31st January. The session will explore key differences between T1D and T2D, an overview of healthy eating and active lifestyle, and common myths and facts about diabetes.
Festive Season!
From all the team here at the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Diabetes Service at Perth Children's Hospital, we wish you a happy and healthy festive break.
