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Research roundup

Our researchers have been busy. Here's a look at some of their work to be published recently.

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Thank you Greenbushes!

The tiny south west town of Greenbushes has again proved it has a big heart when it comes to raising funds for charity following the hosting of its sixth annual Fun Run and Mountain Bike Event recently.

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Hypo awareness study

Young people are needed for a new study looking at ways to improve hypoglycaemia awareness through exercise.

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Meet Mike

Meet Professor Mike Riddell. Mike is the co-founder of the Physical Activity and Diabetes Unit at York University in Toronto recently visited Perth to share his research on exercise and type 1 diabetes at the Children’s Diabetes Centre Community Forum.

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CGM program gets boost

The Federal Government will widen its continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) program next month.

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Farewell Marie-Anne

After living in Perth for the past three years, Dr Marie-Anne Burckhardt has headed back home to continue her type 1 diabetes research.

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WA leads bid to stop young kids developing type 1

In a world-first, WA researchers are trying to stop type 1 diabetes from developing in very young children by picking up red flags before symptoms appear.

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Hybrid system gets big thumbs up from Andrew

Just a small taste of the hybrid closed loop pump was all it took for Andrew Parsons to jump at the chance to be involved in a longer at-home trial of the system.

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Teenagers with type 1 diabetes

Read more about navigating the teen years and diabetes in The West Australian here. The story features Dr Keely Bebbington, who is the McCusker Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes at the Children’s Diabetes Centre, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Good news for students

The Children’s Diabetes Centre welcomes a new Federal Government initiative to support children with Type 1 Diabetes in schools. The two-year $6 million schools education and training program will be implemented at every school with a student with Type 1 Diabetes.