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Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that results from the immune system attacking the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Unlike type 2 diabetes which is potentially preventable, type 1 is a non-preventable disease - currently, its exact cause is not known and there is no cure.
Read about the chief investigators of the Children's Diabetes Centre.
Read about the associate investigators of the Children's Diabetes Centre.
Many of the Centre's researchers have been responsible for discovering and contributing to real game-changers, making a difference to children with diabetes.
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Honours/Masters scholarship - now openApplications are open for our Honours / Masters Scholarships with the purpose of providing funding for students to develop and support their type 1
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From Diagnosis to Consumer Representative – Danae’s journey to making a differenceFrom Diagnosis to Consumer Representative – Danae’s journey to making a difference
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WANdiab patient management system upgradeWe've updated our clinical diabetes patient management system to a new state-of-the art system that can access critical informtion in real-time during clinic.
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Exercise intervention to improve mental health outcomes - Part twoStudy: Developing an exercise intervention to improve mental health outcomes for adolescents with type 1 diabetes Participants needed for an online
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Congrats Dr Sabrina BinkowskiCongratulations to Dr Sabrina Binkowski from Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre, who was awarded the ANZSPED research grant award of $20,000, at
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JDRF Type One SummitThe Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre were invited to attend this year's JDRF Type One Summit in Sydney where the T1D community came together to "share knowledge and gain strength and inspiration from others in the T1D community - JDRF Australia"