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Although recent clinical trials of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use have shown positive glycemic benefit, outcomes outside the research setting may differ and real-world studies over a long time period are limited. In April 2017, CGM was fully subsidized in Australia for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) <21 years. Perth Children’s Hospital is the sole pediatric diabetes center in Western Australia and is where almost all patients <18 years of age are seen.

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Community sport coaches in Western Australia lack an understanding, the confidence, and knowledge in supporting young people with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). This study aims to identify what T1D educational resources are required to upskill coaches in Western Australia. 

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Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy has improved glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes; however, the efficacy of HCL on glycemic and psychosocial outcomes has not yet been established in a long-term randomized clinical trial.

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These observations suggest factors in the modern environment promote pancreatic islet autoimmunity and destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.

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The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether the use of the BIB aids weight loss in obese adolescents.

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To conduct an analysis of children with TIDM’s cognitive profile at an age in which both cognition and cortical development are still maturing

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This study is looking for the causes of type 1 diabetes, so that we can find ways to prevent it.

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Professor Liz Davis reveals five things you might not know about type 1 diabetes.

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Liz Tim Davis Jones MBBS FRACP PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD Co-director of Children’s Diabetes Centre Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-director of

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This study provides evidence for a possible plateauing in the incidence of childhood T1D in Western Australia, following a peak in 2003