
The Stats Don’t Lie!
There are 20,000 people in NZ living with type 1 diabetes. That means they have 120,000 family members, friends, and colleagues. That’s 1,700 per NZ
There are 20,000 people in NZ living with type 1 diabetes. That means they have 120,000 family members, friends, and colleagues. That’s 1,700 per NZ
On average people with T1D in Aotearoa NZ will lose 22 years¹ of healthy life. Lifesaving and life-changing technologies to measure blood glucose and deliver
T1D Community – time to meet your MP! The time has come to find out who your MP is, organise a meeting and prepare for
The first-of-its-kind index will raise awareness of the burden and unmet need of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world. JDRF, the leading
Unless you’ve lived with someone who has type 1, it’s difficult to comprehend what 24 hours can look like. Even then, I wouldn’t say you
Clinical trials are an essential part of T1D research. Before any new intervention – whether it’s a drug, device, or test – can be made
Published in Spoke Magazine, issue 84 January 2022. Re-published with Authors approval. Tackling the Lake Hawea Epic in the name of diabetes research.The rough terrain
By Dr. Susan Wardell, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Acknowledgements: This article is based on research was funded by a Marsden ‘Fast Start’ Grant (PI:
For Elijah Booth, being diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes as he was on the cusp of becoming a teenager, was a challenge he wasn’t expecting.“I had
My type one diagnosis came one Wednesday afternoon totally out of the blue. Suddenly my world was full of testing, needles, insulin, and a whole
For the most up-to-date information about coronavirus in New Zealand, please visit the Unite Against Covid-19 website. News about the novel coronavirus—now named COVID-19 by the World
This content was co-written by Simone Collins, Diabetes Social Worker at Canberra Health Services and Melanie Cullen, Paediatric Psychologist and Insulin Pump Program Coordinator at
2021 marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin… but how did we get there? If you had T1D, you were likely put on one of many strict, fad diets.