Type 1 diabetes support resources for adults and parents of teens
Although traditionally associated with children and originally referred to as “juvenile diabetes”, new research shows that onset of type 1 diabetes...
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Editor’s Column
The theme for this edition of the ADE is paediatrics, a theme that many of you told us you want to hear more about. From different models for supporting...
Diabetes in Schools – Legal Framework Summary
The Diabetes in Schools Program is a Commonwealth funded National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) program which aims to support parents and families of...
The NDSS Diabetes in Schools Program
The Diabetes in Schools Program is a Government-funded National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) initiative that aims to develop a nationally consistent...
Succeed With Integrated Insulin Management (SWiiM) Program: The John Hunter Children’s Hospital approach to diabetes between the flags
The John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH) diabetes team care for approximately 400 children and young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). In 2017 we...
App-solutley fabulous: Smartphone apps and type 1 diabetes management in children and adolescents
More than 80% of Australian adolescents aged 14-17 years own a smartphone, and are frequent users of phone apps1. Increasingly, children...
Providing Support to Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes
If asked, many parents would be likely to agree that inheriting the “worry gene” is almost a rite of passage when having children. However, parents...