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Farewell Martin

For five years, Dr Martin de Bock has called Perth home. Now, it is time for him to return to his birthplace — the green pastures of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Exercise summit wrap up

The Children’s Diabetes Centre recently held summits for young people with Type 1 Diabetes to get their input into the development of new exercise guidelines.

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On-call paging service has a new number

If you have an urgent matter regarding the medical care of your child with diabetes you are encouraged to call the on-call paging number which has a new number. The new number is 08 6456 5993.

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Professor Davis wins Diabetes Australia award

Professor Liz Davis, Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Perth Children’s Hospital is one of three diabetes leaders to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award from Diabetes Australia.

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Animas pump offer

Insulin pump company Ypsomed Australia has announced an offer for families currently using an Animas Vibe.

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The diabetes trial changing lives

Seventeen-year-old Andrew says he has a better handle on managing his type 1 diabetes since taking part in an at-home research trial involving a sophisticated new pump system. Watch Andrew, his mum Leeanne and The Kids researcher Professor Tim Jones discuss the trial on Today Tonight.

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Insulin pump algorithm reduces hypo episodes in children with T1D

An insulin pump can halve children’s exposure to hypoglycaemia if it includes an automated system to suspend basal insulin when hypoglycaemia is predicted

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Feasibility and acceptability of implementing an evidence-based ESCALATION system for paediatric clinical deterioration

The ESCALATION system is a novel paediatric Early Warning System that incorporates family involvement and sepsis recognition. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and iteratively refine the ESCALATION system in a variety of hospital settings in preparation for full-service implementation.

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Socioeconomic representativeness of Australian, Canadian and British cohorts from the paediatric diabetes AdDIT study: comparisons to regional and national data

Given limited data regarding the involvement of disadvantaged groups in paediatric diabetes clinical trials, this study aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic representativeness of participants recruited into a multinational clinical trial in relation to regional and national type 1 diabetes reference populations.