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Celebrating the lived experience of socio-economic disadvantage in the public health workforce

Citation: Mandzufas J. Celebrating the lived experience of socio-economic disadvantage in the public health workforce. Health Promot J Austr. 2022;33

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Spots available for diabetes self-efficacy group

Perth Children's Hospital's upcoming diabetes self-efficacy group has availability for children with type 1 diabetes aged five to 10 years.

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Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability...

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Variation in nutrition education practices in SWEET pediatric diabetes centers-an international comparison

Nutrition education is central to pediatric type 1 diabetes management. Dietary management guidelines for type 1 diabetes are evidence based, but implementation may be challenging and inconsistent.

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New Study: Sports coaches resources

Our type 1 diabetes community has said that one of the biggest challenges for young people participating in sport is that coaches do not know about or understand diabetes.

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Recruits wanted for water immersion study

This University of Western Australia study, being conducted by a PhD student who is working with the Children's Diabetes Centre, aims to determine for the first time whether head out of water immersion or water-based exercise affects blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.

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Mums' gut bacteria linked to babies’ health

Evidence is mounting that the bacteria in a mother’s digestive system, known as microbiome, can influence the health of babies.

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New Study: Understanding caregiver experiences for caring for a young child with T1D

We know that caring for a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be incredibly challenging. We also know that caregivers of children with T1D experience high levels of distress and anxiety. We are looking to better understand what this experience is like for caregivers so that we can identify

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New diabetes testing program

Have you seen the recent news about Type1Screen, a free new nationwide program that aims to better detect a child's risk of developing type 1 diabetes?

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Is prolonged high glucose really that bad for you?

Our researchers are trying to find out, but we need your help for a new study looking at oxidative stress, blood glucose fluctuations and how it affects people living with type 1 diabetes.