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Local researchers lead biggest ‘artificial pancreas’ outpatient study

The Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia is leading the longest and largest at-home trial of a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump system.

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A new approach for research with Aboriginal communities

Winning the support of a remote Aboriginal community paved the way for a pioneering genetics study.

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Latitudinal gradient in childhood diabetes

New research from Perth's The Kids Research Institute Australia has shown the local relevance of a worldwide pattern of increased risk of childhood type 1 diabetes.

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Promoting Resilience in Stress Management for Parents (PRISM-P) intervention in parents of young children with T1D

Keely Amy Tim Bebbington Finlay-Jones Jones MClinPsych/PhD BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS DCH FRACP MD McCusker

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Using co-design to understand and enhance the experiences of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes and their parents as they transition from paediatric to adult care in metropolitan and regional Western Australia

Keely Bebbington MClinPsych/PhD McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes 08 6319 1766 keely.bebbington@thekids.org.au McCusker

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How to support a friend who has type 1 diabetes

Clinical psychologist from the Children's Diabetes Centre Dr Keely Bebbington has some top tips on how to support a friend who has type 1 diabetes.

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First Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes Clinic underway in WA

An Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Clinic aims to revolutionise diabetes care and support families navigating the beginning of an early-stage T1D diagnosis.

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Using continuous glucose monitoring to detect early dysglycaemia in children participating in the ENDIA study (Sub Protocol)

Aveni Liz Haynes Davis BA (Hons), MBBChir, MA (Cantab), PhD MBBS FRACP PhD Principal Research Fellow Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre

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New focus on type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the Children’s Diabetes Centre at The Kids Research Institute Australia have begun researching type 2 diabetes to tackle the rising incidence of the disease among young people in Australia.

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Medication Use in Type 1 Diabetes and the Association with Socioeconomic Disadvantage: Analysis of a National Linked Dataset

To explore trends in the receipt of commonly prescribed medications (beyond insulin) in people with type 1 diabetes in Australia, including polypharmacy, and to investigate socioeconomic disparities across these trends.