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We asked our food research lead and Accredited Practising Dietitian, Dr Amelia Harray, for her top nutrition tips and recipe suggestions to help you enjoy food and stay on track with managing diabetes over Christmas.

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Congratulations to PCH Diabetes who put up a challenge that was selected for the recent WA Health Hackathon Week.

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Beat the heat these school holidays by visiting the The Kids Discovery Centre.v

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Kalani Hancock (1) and her sister Avalee (4) are part of a world-first study looking at changes in blood sugar patterns in very young children at risk of Diabetes. Dr Aveni Haynes from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital is part of the team leading this ground breaking study.

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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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Did you hear our head of nutrition research Dr Amelia Harray on ABC Radio recently? Listen to Amelia discuss tips to limit sugar on Halloween PLUS

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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.

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A new Q&A series focusing on the different research themes within the Children’s Diabetes Centre - technology.

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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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There are several phone numbers to contact staff for assistance at Perth Children’s Hospital’s Endocrinology and Diabetes Department.

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The Kids Discovery Centre is celebrating National Science Week 2020 (August 17-21) with several exciting programs

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A new ongoing Q & A series focusing on different research themes within the Children’s Diabetes Centre - focus: exercise team.

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Did you catch Professor Liz Davis, co-director of the Children's Diabetes Centre and head of Perth Children's Hospital's endocrinology department, on RTR FM's Fitter Happier segment recently?

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April Welsh loves a challenge. Diagnosed with diabetes just before turning 4, the 26-year-old recently she was part of a four-person team that conquered the Rottnest Channel 19.7km open water swim.

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Ashlyn and Kayleigh have much more in common than being siblings – they both excel in their chosen sport and live with type 1 diabetes. We spoke to the sisters about juggling exercise and diabetes.

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Diabetes WA and Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation are on the hunt for two young people aged 16-18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Youth Explorer Voyage in the upcoming October school holidays.

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Are you aged 16 to 24 years and live with type 1 diabetes? Do you want to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of other young people living with a chronic condition like diabetes, asthma, heart disease, chronic fatigue, chronic pain or an autoimmune disease?

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It’s time to back off from the fear-mongering around severe hypoglycaemia, according to Children's Diabetes Centre researchers who point to increasing evidence that improved glycaemic control in children with type 1 diabetes is not associated with increasing rates of hypoglycaemia.

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Participants are needed for a new study that will test the performance of a new Medtronic sensor with readings from finger-pricks.