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What life is like living with type 1 diabetesEvery decision a child with type 1 diabetes makes can impact on their blood glucose levels.
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The effect of oral insulin on subcutaneous insulin requirements and glycaemia in T1DMLiz Tim Davis Jones MBBS FRACP PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-director of
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Long-term outcome of insulin pump therapy in children with type 1 diabetes assessed in a large population-based case-control studyWe determined the impact of insulin pump therapy on long-term glycaemic control, BMI, rate of severe hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children.
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The effect of midday moderate-intensity exercise on postexercise hypoglycemia risk in individuals with type 1 diabetesRecently we reported a biphasic increase in glucose requirements to maintain euglycemia after late-afternoon exercise, suggesting a unique pattern of delayed...
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A population-based study of risk factors for severe hypoglycaemia in a contemporary cohort of childhood-onset type 1 diabetesThe aim of this study was to examine the incidence rates and risk factors associated with severe hypoglycaemia in a contemporary cohort of children and...
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Early loss of the glucagon response to hypoglycemia in adolescents with type 1 diabetesThe objective was to assess the glucagon response to hypoglycemia and identify influencing factors in patients with type 1 diabetes compared with nondiabetic...
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Hypoglycemia does not change the threshold for arousal from sleep in adolescents with type 1 diabetesIn adolescents with type 1 diabetes, hypoglycemia does not impair arousal from slow-wave sleep induced by an external auditory stimulus.
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Increasing the low-glucose alarm of a continuous glucose monitoring system prevents exercise-induced hypoglycemiaThe use of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMSs) with low-glucose alarms is advocated as a means to decrease the risk of hypoglycemia in type-1 Diabetes
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Clustering of psychosocial symptoms in overweight childrenThe aims of the present study were to (i) examine the relationship between children's degree of adiposity and psychosocial functioning; and (ii) compare patterns of clustering of psychosocial measures between healthy weight and overweight/obese children.

The Children's Diabetes Centre's research into Type 1 diabetes, childhood onset Type 2 diabetes and obesity aims to improve the lives of children and adolescents affected by these conditions.