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Back to school lunchbox tips!
School is back, and so is the daily lunchbox routine — raising an important question for families: how do we feed kids nutritious food without breaking the bank?
Rebecca Flavel, a Senior Dietitian based at Perth Children’s Hospital and the Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre, has kindly shared her top tips for stocking a nutritious lunchbox on a budget.
New school 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. Here's some handy tips for settling into the school year from our senior social worker Kirsty.
Triage phone service
We've been receiving an extremely high number of calls on our triage phone service. While we always do our best to help you, our priority for this service is to support families of children in need of urgent medical support related to their diabetes. To help families with other important information, we now have a FAQ section in Triage on the DiabHQ Patient Portal along with other useful resources.
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.
School management plans
With the school year underway, 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.
DiabHQ - We need you!
Following the successful launch of the DiabHQ mobile app - co-designed with families like yours - we're moving into the exciting next phase, enhancing the patient portal to include even more support for families and looking at how we can offer a more personalised clinical service. To do this, we need your voice. We're forming a Consumer Reference Group (CRG) and we would love to hear from you.
Breakthrough T1D - One Walk
This March the Breakthrough T1D 'One Walk' is back in WA, with walks planned for Perth, Geraldton and Busselton. Join the walk with your family, friends or colleagues. It's a family-friendly day of fun, food and entertainment! Plus, you'll connect with others impacted by T1D in your local community.
