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Meet Ashley Hanger, Founder of Australia’s first diabetes subscription box
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Meet Ashley Hanger, Founder of Australia’s first diabetes subscription box

After seeing the challenges of type 1 diabetes in her partner, Ashley Hanger found her passion: providing support to people living with chronic illness. She founded Stripped Supply, Australia’s first diabetes subscription box, with a vision to give control back to the patient and make diabetes healthcare more accessible. We chatted to Ashley on her […]
JDRF Announces New Chair of the Board
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JDRF Announces New Chair of the Board

JDRF Australia today announces that Ian Narev, the current Managing Director and CEO of SEEK, will become Chair of the board, effective immediately. Mr Narev succeeds current Chair Richard Goyder AO, who has retired from the Board after five successful years in the role.  Richard will continue to remain as Chair of the JDRF Advisory Board. Commenting on his […]
JDRF welcomes senior business leader Ian Narev to the JDRF Board
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JDRF welcomes senior business leader Ian Narev to the JDRF Board

Mr Narev will bring more than 30 years of strategy and leadership experience garnered across consulting finance and technology businesses. JDRF Australia are delighted to welcome Ian Narev, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SEEK to the Board. Mr Narev, who joined the Board at the September 2021 Board meeting, is no stranger to JDRF having spent several years as co-Chair of the JDRF Australia Advisory Board.   Alongside his historical […]
Covid vaccines and T1D: FAQs
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Covid vaccines and T1D: FAQs

UPDATED September 2022 Australia has rolled out two COVID-19 vaccines – one from Pfizer, and one from AstraZeneca. Both these vaccines are safe and effective at protecting people against COVID-19, and all Australians are encouraged to get vaccinated. With vaccines now being offered to people with T1D, we’ve gathered all the information you need to […]
Medtronic 770G added to Insulin Pump Program
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Medtronic 770G added to Insulin Pump Program

The Medtronic Minimed 770G will be added to the Federal Governments Insulin Pump Program – a significant step toward achieving our goal of more technology for more people through our policy agenda. So, what does this mean for you?
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
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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 […]
Research in Focus competition winners
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Research in Focus competition winners

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted images and congratulations to our three winners. The Research in Focus competition will return in 2021. We look forward to more incredible entries! Under the Microscope category Winner: The Hardikar Lab at Western Sydney University Title: When human islets have babies (proliferating human islet cells) Caption: A […]
Family-friendly pizza base recipes for cooking with T1D
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Family-friendly pizza base recipes for cooking with T1D

Living with type 1 diabetes, pizza is probably one of your favourite meals on takeaway night. But it can also be the most challenging. In fact, you might often approach such a delicious meal with a little trepidation, anticipating how it can make managing your BGLs difficult. People living with type 1 diabetes often report […]
Delicious type 1 diabetes-friendly burrito bowls to cook at home
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Delicious type 1 diabetes-friendly burrito bowls to cook at home

Eating out or buying takeaway is quick, easy and is an awesome way to catch up with colleagues and friends – but it does mean you need to think a bit more about what you eat and how to dose your insulin. Often, nutritional information can be hard to come by, and lighter, healthier options […]
Q&A: Caring for T1D beyond social distancing
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Q&A: Caring for T1D beyond social distancing

Recently, we asked you to share any questions you had on type 1 diabetes (T1D), social distancing and beyond for Jane Overland, Co-Author of Straight To The Point: A Guide for Adults Living with Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetes Nurse Practitioner. Turns out, many of you are curious about how coronavirus could affect you as […]
Snacking 101: An explainer for people living with type 1 diabetes
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Snacking 101: An explainer for people living with type 1 diabetes

We asked Dr Carmel Smart and Emma Fisher, paediatric diabetes dietitians at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital, for their advice on snacking for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).  Here’s what they had to say, including their tips for tasty snacks, ‘good’ and ‘bad’ snacking, and how snacking can affect your blood glucose levels.   […]
Emerging from the COVID cocoon: Strategies for families newly diagnosed with T1D
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Emerging from the COVID cocoon: Strategies for families newly diagnosed with T1D

This content was co-written by Simone Collins, Diabetes Social Worker at Canberra Health Services and Melanie Cullen, Paediatric Psychologist and Insulin Pump Program Coordinator at JDRF Australia for families of children newly diagnosed with T1D. The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted people in all walks of life on an international scale. Our lives have been […]
Tune Up your Mother’s Day breakfast with Dr. Kirstine Bell
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Tune Up your Mother’s Day breakfast with Dr. Kirstine Bell

Dr Kirstine Bell is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator, dietitian and researcher who runs a type 1 diabetes research program at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney. You can read more about her research, and what she’s getting up to during lockdown here. She’s also mum of beautiful 10 month old Isla, and […]
COVID-19 and Adults with T1D: Your Questions Answered
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COVID-19 and Adults with T1D: Your Questions Answered

A/Prof Spiros Fourlanos is a consultant endocrinologist, and Director of the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at Royal Melbourne Hospital. We talked to A/Prof Fourlanos and passed on your biggest questions about how COVID-19 affects adults and young adults with T1D. In this article, he talks about whether people with T1D are at higher risk of […]
A Message to the Diabetes Community
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A Message to the Diabetes Community

Australia’s leading national diabetes organisations are standing together to support people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are unprecedented times. However, Australia’s diabetes community is strong and resilient – and working together we are stronger. We are united and focused on one thing – supporting and advocating for the health and wellbeing of all […]
COVID-19 and Children with T1D: Your Questions Answered
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COVID-19 and Children with T1D: Your Questions Answered

Professor Liz Davis is a paediatric endocrinologist and Head of Diabetes Clinical Services at Perth Children’s Hospital, and a clinical researcher at the Telethon Kids Institute. We talked to Prof Davis and passed on your biggest questions about COVID-19 and children with T1D. Here, she talks about whether children with T1D are more likely to […]
T1D and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
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T1D and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know

For the most up-to-date information about coronavirus in Australia, please visit the Department of Health website. Update: Click here to read our comment on emerging COVID-19/T1D Research News about the novel coronavirus—now named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO)–continues to dominate global headlines. As of March 11, the WHO has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Many Australians, […]