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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A pilot and feasibility studyA considerable proportion of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience emotional problems due to the continual demands of the disease, which may persist throughout life without appropriate support. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention and provide early indications of its capacity to impact psychosocial outcomes for adolescents with T1D.
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Closed Loop Study - MulticentreA Closed-Loop System will potentially have a major impact upon acute and chronic complications of diabetes as well as upon their quality of life
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Western Australian DNA and Longitudinal Serum Bank for Weight RegulationThis resource will allow researchers to carry out studies which will look at the genetic causes of excessive weight gain and identify biomarkers
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Improvement in Psychosocial Outcomes in Children with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents Following Subsidy for Continuous Glucose MonitoringIntroduction of subsidized CGM showed early improvement in psychosocial and glycemic outcomes in patients and their families in Western Australia
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Higher frequency of vertebrate-infecting viruses in the gut of infants born to mothers with type 1 diabetesWe demonstrate a distinct gut virome profile in infants of mothers with type 1 diabetes, which may influence health outcomes later in life
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Advances in Exercise, Physical Activity, and DiabetesWe screened more than 750 potentially eligible titles on PubMed and other common search engines for manuscripts on “exercise and diabetes”
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Associations between Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome in Males from Childhood into AdulthoodPhthalate metabolites are detectable within the majority of the population. Evidence suggests that a prenatal exposure to phthalates may be associated with the subsequent risks of obesity and elevated blood pressure. We hypothesised that a prenatal exposure to phthalates would lead to an increase in adverse cardiometabolic parameters through childhood and adulthood.
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Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweightWe find that DNA methylation in neonatal blood is associated with birthweight, with a difference in birthweight ranging from -183 to 178 grams per 10% increase in methylation
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The time lag prior to the rise in glucose requirements to maintain stable glycaemia during moderate exercise in a fasted insulinaemic state is of short durationThere is a 20-min low exogenous glucose demand period during which the glucose requirements to maintain stable glycaemia do not increase during moderate exercise
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ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Exercise in children and adolescents with diabetesPromotion of regular physical activity is an integral part of diabetes care delivery and health care providers should promote this message at every available opportunity