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Recent diabetes technology is helping 12-year-old Drina keep on top of her condition and be independent, while significantly easing the disease burden on her family.
Keely Amy Tim Bebbington Finlay-Jones Jones MClinPsych/PhD BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS DCH FRACP MD McCusker
Diabetes is the name for a number of different metabolic disorders in which the body's healthy levels of blood sugar (glucose) can't be maintained.Diabetes can have a significant impact on quality of life should complications develop. Diabetes can affect the individual's entire body.
Adolescence represents a pivotal period for the development of early diabetes-related vascular complications, primarily driven by chronic hyperglycemia and associated metabolic disturbances. Metabolomics provides a promising tool to identify biomarkers reflecting these early changes.
Childhood obesity prevalence is increasing globally, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children over-represented in Australian data. Evidence-based, community healthy lifestyle programs require culturally safe adaptation when implemented in new First Nations contexts, where prioritising access and engagement of First Nations groups is critical.
DiabHQ Project Manager; Data Theme Lead
Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre
The objective of this study was to examine rates of severe hypoglycemia (SH) in a large population-based cohort of children with type 1 diabetes and...
Current continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems measure glucose levels in the interstitial fluid to estimate blood glucose concentration.
To investigate the relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity among young children, and their influence on a comprehensive cardiovascular ris