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Back to school lunchbox tips!
As the school year kicks off, so does the challenge of preparing enticing and nutritious lunchboxes for your children.
To help inspire your next grocery shop, we asked Dietitian Melissa Kelly from the Diabetes and Endocrinology team for some top tips for building a nutritious lunchbox.
Preparing for a new year
Starting back at school can be an anxious time for parents, carers and children. For families living with T1D it presents added challenges and considerations. The Diabetes in Schools program have provided a checklist that might come in handy for you.
School management plans
The new school year is just around the corner and by now your child's school should have a copy of their updated Diabetes Management Plan. This is the time to touch base with the school and make sure they understand the plan and to answer any questions.
NovoRapid urgent product defect alert
We have been advised by Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of NovoRapid, that some circulating NovoRapid cartridges may have small circular non-penetrating cracks on the outer surface. Importantly, insulin pens will not function if loaded with cracked cartridges.
Document Review - we need your help!
Want a chance to help ensure documents produced by the PCH Diabetes Clinic are relevant and usable for children and families? This is your chance. We are looking for 5-10 parents to help review guidelines for using flexible insulin therapy (manual daily injections).
Oral insulin study
Our researchers would like to find out whether oral insulin is useful in type 1 diabetes management and is safe for use in individuals with T1D. We are looking for participants aged 16 – 25 years, who have been living with T1D for more than 1 year and have HbA1c less than or equal to 9.0%, to be involved in the 12-week study.
Insulin and Abatacept trial
We are looking for participants aged 6-21 years, who've been diagnosed with T1D in the last 100 days, to take part in the Intranasal and Abatacept (IAA) Trial. The trial is testing whether the combination of two safe disease-modifying therapies slow down the immune attack on the insulin-producing (beta) cells.
Become a research buddy
Ever wanted to be involved in type 1 diabetes research studies, but didn't know how to get started or never had time before but now do? We are looking for children, parents, siblings and grandparents who are interested in being a Research Buddy. Their lived experience helps researchers ensure their research is relevant and creates value for children living with T1D
Research newsletter coming
The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre will soon launch a newsletter dedicated to informing the community, our global researchers and our stakeholders about the work we do. You will hear stories from families like you who are participating in our research and the difference their contributions make. Join our mailing list by subscribing now.
