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“You are not alone”: maintaining hope when living with type 1 diabetes
World Diabetes Day

“You are not alone”: maintaining hope when living with type 1 diabetes

Awareness and understanding about T1D in Australia is low, particularly for adults living with the chronic condition.
“I’m hoping for a cure” – A personal account of life with type 1 diabetes
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

“I’m hoping for a cure” – A personal account of life with type 1 diabetes

Awareness and understanding about T1D in Australia is low, particularly for adults living with the chronic condition.
Help us explore more possibilities of T1D research: join this year’s One Walk Step Challenge
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Help us explore more possibilities of T1D research: join this year’s One Walk Step Challenge

The past 12 months has been challenging in so many ways, particularly for our community. However, as with every challenge the resilient T1D community has been faced with, the pandemic, and the challenges it brought with it, has certainly not defined us. During this time, we’ve continued to see an almost limitless amount of courage, strength, and resilience from all of you.  The challenges of the past 12 months and the impact COVID-19 has had […]
Aussies urged to dig deep to help reduce mental health strain on those with type 1 diabetes
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Aussies urged to dig deep to help reduce mental health strain on those with type 1 diabetes

Australians living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are disproportionately affected by a psychological phenomenon called decision fatigue, which hinders their ability to make vital decisions – placing them at greater risk of life-threatening complications such as heart attack and kidney disease.1 People living with T1D must make an extra 180 decisions every day compared to […]
Costly, chronic and complicated: New report sheds light on challenges of life with type 1 diabetes
100 Years of Insulin

Costly, chronic and complicated: New report sheds light on challenges of life with type 1 diabetes

First report of its kind in a decade shows the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Australia has grown to more than 125,000 people today, with the economic cost now standing at a staggering $2.9 billion per year. The report also highlights the significant financial impact of complications of the disease, with the presence of just two complications increasing the cost to the economy more than fourfold.   There is also a serious mental health impact of living with T1D, with patients five times […]
Meet four of the researchers working to create a world without type 1 diabetes
100 Years of Insulin

Meet four of the researchers working to create a world without type 1 diabetes

For the past 100 years, the only effective treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been insulin. For the more than 125,000 Australians living with T1D insulin is a lifesaving medication that regulates the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. Insulin is something that people who don’t live with T1D produce naturally.   Outside of the lifelong regimen of insulin infusions and blood sugar checks, people with T1D are more likely to […]
When it comes to type 1 diabetes, it’s much more than just 1 number
100 Years of Insulin

When it comes to type 1 diabetes, it’s much more than just 1 number

For the more than 125,000 Australians that live with type 1 diabetes (T1D) – insulin is more than a lifechanging treatment. It’s a lifesaving one. A substance made naturally in the body for those who don’t live with diabetes, insulin regulates the amount of sugar in the blood – something that can change depending on […]
Report: Aussie adults with type 1 diabetes unable to access life-changing technology due to high cost
100 Years of Insulin

Report: Aussie adults with type 1 diabetes unable to access life-changing technology due to high cost

Young adults and low-income families with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are facing immense barriers to using and retaining vital technology to manage their disease, with inequitable access and high costs putting them at risk of financial burden and life-threatening complications. The financial burden of managing T1D is exacerbating mental health issues with half of those […]