Greetings!
This month we help you to reduce your environmental footprint with suggestions about what to do with all that d waste, a study about bacteria in pump infusion sites and highlights from the Sweet Conference in Brisbane.
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| What a Waste! |
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 Does the amount of packaging that comes with all your d supplies ever bother you?
Our resident greenies have put together some tips on making diabetes more environmentally friendly including a guide to what can be recycled, tips on minimising waste and an environmental wish list of the pharma companies to take note of.
Check out how to make your diabetes more green here
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| Bacteria in your Pump Site? |
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One of the regulars on the Reality Check forum drew our attention to a study that found a direct correlation between HBA1c and the amount of bacteria found in pump infusion sites.
Join the discussion on pump sites and check out the study here |
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Update from Sweet Conference |
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Kate was a presenter at the Mater Hospital's Sweet conference this month, she shares the highligts on new thoughts on the causes of diabetes, a link between care at diagnosis and the development of complications and a new diabetes website, check it out here |
| What are the main issues with type 1 ? |
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The opinion leaders group is in full swing and working towards developing a comprehensive type 1 issues statement.
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| Medicare Consumer Submission |
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Referral Problems?
We have been invited to contribute to a meeting of the Medicare Consumer Consultative Committee and are putting together a submission regarding people's frustration with the process required to get referrals to specialist doctors like endocrinologists.
If you have been refused an indefinite referral by your GP, or informed by a specialist that you need to get another one (indefinite doesn't mean indefinite!) we'd love to hear your experience.
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