Young adult and parent peer mentors can be role models who not only normalise experiences of living with type 1 diabetes but can act as symbols of hope, new Children’s Diabetes Centre research has found. ...

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Australia’s biggest study into the causes of type 1 diabetes reached a significant milestone when its last Perth-based participant was born recently. ...

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With Term 2 commencing this week, many parents are unsure as to whether to send their child with type 1 diabetes back to school. To assist parents with their own decision-making process, it is important to consider the individual risks and benefits for each family. ...

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A Clinical Nurse Specialist position within Perth Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Service has been funded as part of the Federal Government’s new Type 1 Diabetes Management in School program. ...

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Children as young as six years old are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to Perth endocrinologists who are calling for early screening of at-risk groups. ...

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