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Since the early 1900’s when the first life-saving treatment for Type 1 Diabetes, insulin, was discovered, science has improved the treatment options for T1D in leaps and bounds. This includes the identification of the autoantibodies and corresponding [...]

For Diabetes WA Aboriginal Health Coordinator Natalie Jetta, the past two years of working towards becoming an accredited DESMOND facilitator has had its challenges. But hard work and persistence has paid off with Natalie recently become the first [...]

Researchers from the University of Sydney have found that daily use of mobile apps and physical activity trackers can help people to increase their levels of physical activity – with study participants increasing their daily steps on average by 1850 steps [...]

A recently published systematic review and meta-analysis published in Diabetes Care has found that vitamin D supplementation may play a role in the management of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.  The systematic review and meta-analysis, which included a [...]

Research carried out by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has highlighted inequalities in the accessibility of diabetes medications faced by people living with type 2 diabetes in lower socio-economic areas and rural or remote areas. People in these [...]

It’s the new year, summer is now in full swing and along with the heat and sunshine comes the sweat, humidity, sunscreen, sand, and of course swimming in both salt and chlorinated water. For people living with diabetes and using diabetes devices such as [...]