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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 […]
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, […]
JDRF Announces Australia’s First Population Screening Study for T1D
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JDRF Announces Australia’s First Population Screening Study for T1D

In a huge step forward for research into the prevention of T1D, JDRF yesterday announced that Dr Kirstine Bell will lead a pilot study to screen children for early signs of T1D. This study will be the first in Australia – and one of only three in the world – to screen people from the […]
Update: Australian Government Insulin Pump Program
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Update: Australian Government Insulin Pump Program

Do you know about Insulin Pumps access through the Australian Government Insulin Pump Program ? The Australian Government’s Insulin Pump Program provides pumps to families who meet the program criteria and these pumps are fully subsidised, i.e. recipients are not required to make any co-payment. Updates to the program The program aims to improve access […]
New Option to Help with Insulin Control
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New Option to Help with Insulin Control

An Australian-first is launched in Melbourne today Medtronic bringing the MiniMed 670G insulin pump to Australia. The system, the only one of its kind in Australia, is designed to learn a person’s individual insulin needs and requires minimal input from the user. It does this by measuring blood glucose levels every five minutes and takes […]
The Vaccine That May Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

The Vaccine That May Help Prevent Type 1 Diabetes

A vaccine that protects infants from a nasty stomach virus may provide an unexpected bonus – helping to prevent type 1 diabetes. The rotavirus vaccine became a routine immunisation for Australian babies in 2007, and unlike some other countries, it’s had widespread uptake. The vaccine is given to babies aged two and four months to protect […]
Media Release: ALP’S $50M Funding Commitment Welcome News For Type 1 Diabetes
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Media Release: ALP’S $50M Funding Commitment Welcome News For Type 1 Diabetes

JDRF welcomes the news today that the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has committed to continued support of the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network (CRN), if elected to power in the 2019 election. The $50m, over five years, will ensure the world-class research delivered to date can be expanded upon and continue to deliver for Australians with […]
Discovery Paves Way for Type 1 Diabetes Therapy
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

Discovery Paves Way for Type 1 Diabetes Therapy

Researchers at St Vincent’s Institute (SVI) in Melbourne led by JDRF Career Development Award recipient, Associate Professor Stuart Mannering, have identified a key target of the immune response that causes type 1 diabetes (T1D). We know that that T1D is caused by the immune system destroying insulin-producing beta cells, however the immune system is extremely […]
JDRF’s Type One Summit is Coming to Melbourne
Living With Type 1 Diabetes

JDRF’s Type One Summit is Coming to Melbourne

Whether you are dealing with a new diagnosis, have lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for many years, or care for someone with T1D, you’ll find value (and some new friends) at the JDRF Type One Summit. Summit is a one-day event which caters for children, teens and adults with T1D, as well as parents, grandparents […]
So, What is Kids In The House Anyway?
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So, What is Kids In The House Anyway?

If you have been following JDRF across our social channels, or have been speaking to any of our diligent advocates, you may have heard of Kids in the House. Curious as to what it is? And how you can support? Then read on! What is Kids in the House? Kids in the House is the […]
When Did You Last Have Your Eyes Checked?
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When Did You Last Have Your Eyes Checked?

The JDRF-led Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network is currently recruiting for a study which could help reduce eye complications for people with type 1 diabetes. See full study details here, or email the FAME-1 study team at fame1eye@ctc.usyd.edu.au.