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Outpatient check-in checklist

The outpatient check-in process at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) differs to the way things were done at Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Exercise and blood sugar levels - we need you!

Young people with Type 1 Diabetes are needed for a new study looking at whether blood sugar levels affect exercise performance.

A community-led, trauma-informed psychosocial intervention to improve health outcomes of children and young people with Type-1 diabetes

T1D can be a traumatic diagnosis for children and young people, and often involves strict adherence to painful treatments, comorbid mental health conditions, and shortened life expectancy.

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Major funding to transform diabetes management

Congratulations to Professor Liz Davis and her team at the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, who have received significant digital health grants through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

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Clinic Update August 2022

PCH Diabetes Service Update We have now returned to face-to-face care as we move past the peak of infections in the WA Community.

Dr Mary Abraham wins national diabetes research award

Congratulations to Dr Mary Abraham from the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre and Perth Children's Hospital, who has been awarded the prestigious Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) Lindsey Baudinet Rising Star Award in T1D Research.

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Made with love

When two-year-old Clara first went onto the new Ypso HCL system, her mum Sarah found that the pump belt was just a little too big for her.

What is diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Unlike type 2 diabetes which is potentially preventable, type 1 is a non-preventable disease - currently, its exact cause is not known and there is no cure.

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DiabHQ and the patient portal

The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre has recently commenced an exciting new project to integrate diabetes data from many different sources so that it can be used more effectively to help people living with diabetes. The DiabHQ project will bring together data that is currently housed in many sep

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JDRF Type One Summit

The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre were invited to attend this year's JDRF Type One Summit in Sydney where the T1D community came together to "share knowledge and gain strength and inspiration from others in the T1D community - JDRF Australia"