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Young people diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes are at risk of complications from their diabetes including kidney, heart, eye and vascular disease.

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A wiry tall teenager, who was struggling somewhat with his blood glucose control, he turned up on his trusty bike, and we had something in common to talk about.

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Carbohydrate restriction is used by some individuals with type 1 diabetes to reduce glucose excursions after eating a meal.

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It may surprise you to know that the Australian government has invested almost $300 million dollars since 2000 towards research and clinical trials for diabetes

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Research has shown that no matter where our patients reside in WA, whether it be remote or metropolitan based, the ongoing management of diabetes is the same.

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Last month, our Centre's co-Director Liz Davis, attended the National Association of Diabetes Centre's (NADC) Symposium in Sydney.

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You may have heard we're moving to our new home at Perth Children's Hospital later this year, sadly this means we've had to cancel our camps.

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The Diabetes Research Team is requesting donations of old iPhones for a new study investigating the effect of real time CGM on every day diabetes management.

Research

Advanced hybrid closed-loop (AHCL) therapy with the Medtronic MiniMed™ 780G system improves glycemia; however, the clinical outcomes in younger children remain less established. This pilot study aimed to explore the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics in very young children on AHCL. Children between 2 and 7 years of age and on insulin pump therapy were recruited.

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Glycemia risk index (GRI) is a novel composite metric assessing overall glycemic risk, accounting for both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and weighted toward extremes. Data assessing GRI as an outcome measure in closed-loop studies and its relation with conventional key continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics are limited.