Blood test for kidney decline in Type 1 diabetes
People living with type 1 diabetes may be able to manage, treat and potentially avoid kidney decline in the future, with the assistance of a simple blood test developed here in WA. Read More...
Type 1 Diabetes
No insulin needed
Researchers from the US have found that after treatment with a drug typically used for Type 2 diabetes, newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes patients required little to no insulin. Read More...
Stop diabetes stigma
Diabetes WA’s rallying cry for National Diabetes Week (9-15 July) is to change the conversation around the condition to reducing stigma and shame some sufferers felt. Read More...
App making exercising safer for young people with type 1 diabetes
Managing the blood glucose levels around physical activity remains one of the most challenging aspects of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). There is a need to develop an easily accessible exercise intervention to help young people with T1D take appropriate action to optimise glucose levels during and after exercise. Read More...
Living (to the max) with type 1 diabetes
A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes hasn’t held back Bec Johnson, in fact it’s shaped her life, as she tells Cathy O’Leary. Read More...
Technology in the management of Type 1 Diabetes
Technological advances have dictated advances in T1DM management particularly user friendly insulin pumps for younger patients. Read More...