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We all have a diagnosis story, but I bet yours didn't have a view like Natasha's!
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Townsville's first ever event for young adults with
diabetes is planned for Sunday 30th July, at the
Riverside Gardens Tavern.
Professor Lee Kennedy will speak about New Technologies and Research in Type 1 diabetes, and answer any questions about stuff that's on the horizon. And then, there's FREE drinks and nibbles! To register, phone the Diabetes Centre at Townsville Hospital on 07 4796 2235. The whole event is free of charge. |
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Launched with a great flurry of media attention last
week. One of our Reality Checkers has done an
independent, honest Road Test of this new pricking
device.
At more than $300, check this out before you dig deep! |
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An article has just been published with the results of
the research behind Reality Check's new resource for
newly-diagnosed adults with Type 1 diabetes, the
Starter Kit, in the Australian Diabetes Educator's
Association's quarterly magazine. ADEA have
kindly given us permission to share the article with
you hot off the press.
A lot of you played a part, either by sharing your own experiences or commenting on drafts of the Starter Kit. We're pleased to be bale to share this article with you and hope you enjoy reading how it all came together. |
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With the world overtaken by World Cup
football/soccer madness, and our Aussie boys doing
us damn proud, we went on a hunt to try and unearth
any Type 1 boys to cheer on ... sadly, it seems
there's noone waving the flag, but we're holding out
that they are just keeping it quiet and getting on
with life for now.
We did make one very exciting discovery in this mini quest though ..... check out this very cool UK charity. Football Aid raises money for research into Type 1 diabetes by getting fans to bid for the chance to kick a goal at half-time during games in the UK and Europe, and then donating the funds to various diabetes charities. Very clever idea! Very popular and successful! And all about the big D! What's not to love!?! |
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Please note that despite speculation from all over the
place that Lantus and Levemir, the new long-acting
insulins that a lot of people are currently paying full
price (lots) for, there is currently NO set date as to
when it will be on the PBS and cheap (same as other
insulins).
We will bring you more news as soon as it comes to hand, but a little more patience is required. More information is provided about what IS happening, on our website. |
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We've been asking you to help out a lot lately, so
just wanted to feedback on what's happened with all
your survey responses, and other helping:
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Australian current affairs magazine, The Bulletin,
has published an article examining how close
we really are to a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
The article begins: |
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A regular column in the Sydney Morning Herald
invites readers to "apply wit to anything that makes
the blood boil", and yesterday, the big D was the
chosen topic!
The column, Heckler, began: "I WANT to take one
of my hypodermics and jab it into a few of you lazy,
doughnut-eating lardarses. With so many of you obese
parasites about to drain our hospitals of dollars
with your Johnny-come-lately type 2 diabetes, a
random shot out the window has a good chance of
accuracy. |
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Cheers, Kate Gilbert Founder & Volunteer REALITY CHECK it's young adults who happen to have diabetes |
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