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 […]
You may have seen media coverage today based on research in England that looks at the relationship between COVID-19 and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. JDRF Australia has reviewed both clinical papers this media coverage is based on and has provided summaries of the key findings which can be found here. When reviewing […]
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 […]
Every month, we round up the most exciting T1D research stories from around the world – the new advances in treatment, devices and knowledge that are making the biggest impact in the fight to cure, treat and prevent T1D. Here’s what you need to know in T1D research this month: A new study to understand […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on many industries, and medical research is no exception. T1D researchers are facing challenging obstacles with the closure of workplaces, government restrictions around social distancing, and potential unavailability of clinical staff due to other priorities. But while research may be disrupted, our mission to create a world […]
COVID-19 may be dominating the headlines, but the world of T1D research hasn’t stopped. We’re still rounding up the biggest stories from around the world – the new advances in treatment, devices and knowledge that are making the biggest impact in the fight to cure, treat and prevent T1D. Here’s what you need to know […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
