Diabetes Australia

Diabetes Australia welcomes the $4.4 million election commitment from the ACT Liberal Party to deliver a type 2 diabetes prevention program similar to initiatives run by Diabetes Australia in Queensland and New South Wales, and a gestational diabetes community education campaign. This commitment is good news for the ACT and we would welcome a matched commitment from the Labor Government. Read more: https://ow.ly/uwqs50TIBLz

Today the ACT Opposition made a $4.4 million election commitment to deliver a type 2 diabetes prevention program and gestational diabetes awareness campaign in the ACT. Diabetes Australia’s Group CEO Justine Cain was in Canberra to welcome the commitment from Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee and Shadow Health Minister Leanne Castley. It was great to be joined by Joe who lives with type 2 diabetes and spoke about his experience of diagnosis and management. Hearing his story was a powerful confirmation of the real-life impact of health care support for people living with diabetes. Over 16,000 people in the ACT are living with type 2 diabetes and nearly 1000 more are living with gestational diabetes. With Australia in the midst of a diabetes epidemic, prevention programs are more important than ever. Research shows type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed in up to 58% of cases if people have access to appropriate healthcare and support. Diabetes Australia delivers successful prevention programs in Queensland and New South Wales so we welcome this commitment to a program in the ACT which can provide basic health coaching and support to those at high risk of type 2 diabetes, as well as a campaign to raise community awareness of gestational diabetes. Read more about the commitment here: https://ow.ly/jZ5N50TIuQc Justine Cain Elizabeth Lee MLA Leanne Castley Taryn Black Laura Fraser Hardy Hannah Jackson Monica Rostron Tim Perry Jan Ridd Rowan Clifford Karen Adamedes Hayley Gould Emily Wooden Natalie Smith

We’re proud to be celebrating the first year of delivering NSW Health’s Get Healthy Service! The Get Healthy Service is a free evidence-based phone and online-based health coaching service supporting people over 16 years of age living in NSW to make lifestyle changes. It was great to catch-up with the NSW Health team today to discuss what's been achieved in the first year. We’ve introduced more customisation so that participants choose as many topics as they like and goals that matter to them. Participants can also decide how often and when they receive calls. We’re incredibly proud to be the service provider for NSW Health’s flagship healthy eating and active living program. Learn more at www.gethealthynsw.com.au. Justine Cain Rowan Clifford Kerry Chant Meredith Claremont Susan Strmecki Natalie Smith Rosie Driver Taryn Black Jan Ridd Hayley Gould Emily Wooden Karen Adamedes

Vale Helen Elizabeth Thomas   Diabetes Australia joins with the research community in mourning the passing of Professor Helen Thomas and we express our deepest condolences to her family at this time.   Professor Thomas was head of the Immunology and Diabetes Unit at St Vincent’s Institute, Associate Director of the Institute and a Professorial Fellow of The University of Melbourne. She had a highly distinguished research career graduating BSc(Hons) from UWA then working overseas at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg. Later in her career she was the recipient of numerous research fellowships and grants.   We are proud to have collaborated with Professor Thomas and supported her research career through Diabetes Australia Research Program (DARP) grant funding, including for projects looking at how the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas are damaged and destroyed in type 2 diabetes, and new ways to treat checkpoint inhibitor induced type 1 diabetes.   Professor Thomas was a true force in diabetes research and she will be sorely missed.

#fridayfundraiser shout out to the amazing team behind the Schools Triathlon Challenge in Tassmania, and all the schools and students participating this year! The Schools Triathlon Challenge has had 65,000 participants since it started in 2008! We're proud to be part of this incredible event and grateful for the funds raised which support our youth programs locally in Tasmania. To donate, head to: https://ow.ly/U8UI50TB4Ri

Our next Leadership in Diabetes Care workshop is coming up in DUBBO, 21-22 October. The Leadership in Diabetes Care workshop is a new program in partnership with Too Deadly For Diabetes to support health professionals employed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in improving health outcomes related to type 2 diabetes. The workshop is FREE for anyone employed in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health. Register now for the Dubbo workshop: https://ow.ly/iPub50TB3KI

Things we love to see! Proud to be delivering this with Ray Kelly. Looking forward to the next one.

There's still time to share your views in our community consultation survey about current issues such as cost of living. 👉 https://ow.ly/RMol50TB2pP It won’t take long to complete, your responses are anonymous, and what you share will help shape how we amplify the voices of the diabetes community to drive change.

📣 We want to hear from you! Share your views on current issues relevant to the diabetes community in our latest consultation survey 👇 🔗 https://ow.ly/pXqa50Tv7qU Last year your responses to our community consultation survey helped shape the Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes. We want to hear from people living with diabetes and their carers again to understand the current issues impacting you such as cost of living. It won’t take long to complete, your responses are anonymous, and what you share will help shape how we amplify the voices of the diabetes community to drive change.

Great to see the Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system launched in Australia. Many Australians will be familiar with the Dexcom G6 and will have heard about the availability of the G7 overseas. We know the lag between when new technologies like this are available in other countries and when they’re available in Australia causes frustration for people living with diabetes. We will continue to advocate for changes to approval processes and funding pathways to ensure Australians can access the technology they need to live well. The G7 is not yet subsidised via the NDSS for people living with type 1 diabetes, however we will communicate information in the future as things change.