diabetes research
National Strategy for Diabetes in Australia 2016 – 2020
It is a big busy time in diabetes at the moment – we just had World Diabetes Day, and in conjunction with that, the Australian National Diabetes strategy launched for 2016 – 2020. This week the world diabetes congress is happening in Vancouver. We are following closely online and will be sharing so look for…
Read MoreThe Cure For Type 1 Diabetes: Will We Ever Get There?
When you got diagnosed did someone tell you there would be a cure for type 1 diabetes in the next 10 or 20 years? Every day there is a new “cure” for type 1 and type 2 diabetes story in the news, often stories that are misinformed, people trying to trick you into buying…
Read MoreLife Expectancy of People With Type 1 Diabetes Increasing
What was the day you were diagnosed with diabetes, or your child was diagnosed like? Do you remember it and what was it like for you? I remember being very sick for many weeks on a family holiday and not knowing what was wrong with me. My mother suspected diabetes, and a trip to the…
Read MoreOnline Diabetes Counselling Putting People in the Driver’s Seat
For those of you who have been part of our community over the years, you will know about how I started the services and have been on the journey with us. Others may have only joined us recently. In 2012 I won a grant to develop and evaluate our services. The grant has now…
Read MoreSummary of a seminar by Dr Rosemary Stanton on plant based eating
Last week I went to a presentation called Paleo versus Plant based diets. I really wanted to share some of the information I was reminded of there with you. Upfront I’d like to make clear that I’m not sharing these to make you feel bad or guilty, so please don’t go there! Just to help…
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