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Food and nutrition

Discover essential insights on food and nutrition for Type 1 Diabetes, from carb counting to meal planning.

Research nurses, officers and assistants

Read about the research nurses and assistants at the Children's Diabetes Centre.

News & Events

Community Involvement in the Centre's Research

Community Involvement and Consumer Representatives are a really important part of our research. Find out what they have been working on.

News & Events

The PERSIST Study

The Persist Study Community Workshop. Help us to understand how to engage other youth who live with T1D!

News & Events

International Nurses Day

Today, May 12th, is International Nurses Day. To celebrate the wonderful nurses in our diabetes team, we asked Clinical Research Nurse Manager Alex Tully a few questions to find out what she does and why she does it.

Our People

Meet our survey team and our survey reference group

Aboriginal Advisory Committee - Kids Easy Breathing Study

We are looking for Aboriginal parents who are passionate about lung health to join the Aboriginal Advisory Committee (AAC) for our Kids Easy Breathing Study (KEBS). Research shows 1 in 5 Aboriginal* bubs in hospital for bronchiolitis (a common viral chest infection) later had serious damage to their lungs. The aim of our study is to find out why Aboriginal bubbies are more likely to develop long-term lung sickness.

Midaiah

  Midaiah Age 19. Youth advocate, project community member.             Research is critical as it informs strategy and helps build a greater

Emma

  Emma Age 22. Youth advocate, Youth Advisory Group & Science Team community member.         Research is the answer to our problems, I think research

Sarah

  Sarah Mum of two, Summer and Andre Jnr. Project community member.           Having lived in a remote Aboriginal community, Looma, for many years it