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Insulin Sensitivity Factor explained
By Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN, FADEA What is an Insulin Sensitivity Factor? The Insulin Sensitivity Factor (ISF) is...
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) diagnosis and management
Consensus statement from an international expert panel on Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) diagnosis and management....
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Medications and erectile dysfunction in men
By Alison Crow, Pharmacist and CDE Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, is the inability to...
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HbA1c explained
By Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN, FADEA What is HbA1c? HbA1c, also known as glycated haemoglobin (GHb), glycosylated haemoglobin...
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More choice in blood glucose and ketone monitoring.
The CareSens Dual is great for those with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes on SGLT2...
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National Diabetes Week 11th – 17th July
National Diabetes Week This year, National Diabetes Week is focusing on challenging diabetes related stigma. Research conducted...
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New online carb counting program
by Helen d’Emden AdvAPD CDE Carbohydrate counting (carb counting) is an important skill for all people with...
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Beat It Exercise Program Improves Health Outcomes in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Community-Based Exercise and Lifestyle Program Improves Health Outcomes in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Abstract Background:...
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Disordered eating in type 1 diabetes: help is on its way.
Written by Helen d’Emden AdvAPD CDE Disordered eating is common in young people with type 1 diabetes...
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Innovative therapy for when pins and needles aren’t just pins and needles
Do your patients experience pins and needles in their arms or legs at night? Or burning, stabbing,...
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How to become a Credentialled Diabetes Educator?
Article by Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN for Diabetes Qualified We receive many requests at Diabetes Qualified on how...
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Diabetes and Ramadan
Article by Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN, FADEA Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, it is...
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Coronavirus vaccine rollout for people with diabetes
The Department of Health has confirmed diabetes as a 1b priority group. You can use this tool...
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What Is A Weight Neutral Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle?
By Dale Cooke Accredited Practicing Dietician I’m sure you have heard he term weight neutral mentioned in relation to healthy lifestyle....
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Autonomic Neuropathy
By Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN, FADEA Neuropathy is the collective word for damage to nerves. Neuropathy is one...
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Sexual dysfunction in diabetes
Sexual dysfunction can arise as a complication for men and women living with diabetes. As health professionals,...
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Neuropathy
Article by Carolien Koreneff, CDE-RN, FADEA Neuropathy is the collective word for damage to nerves. Neuropathy is...
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Diabetes tech and other products on the horizon for 2021
One question that often reaches the Diabetes NSW & ACT Credentialled Diabetes Educators through their Helpline is...
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Updated Diabetes and emotional health resource
The updated Diabetes and emotional health resource has been released by the NDSS. This practical guide is...
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Preventing DKA at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in Queensland children
By Bronwyn Buckley, Project Officer, Statewide Diabetes Clinical Network, DKA prevention project For over two decades, 45-50%...
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Golimumab
Golimumab, which is available in Australia under the brand name Simponi for people with diseases such as rheumatoid...
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Supporting people with diabetes to transition to insulin
In type 2 diabetes, blood glucose levels rise when insulin produced by the body does not work...
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World Diabetes Day Celebrates Nurses
This World Diabetes Day, 14 November 2020, we are celebrating the crucial role that nurses play in...
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COVID Updates
Diabetic foot The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in hospitals facing difficult challenges in delivering diabetic foot service...
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Diabetes and Disability Care
Training your disability support workers in diabetes care is important if they are to safely and confidently...
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Sleep Apnoea
Getting enough sleep is essential for good health. Often people do not get enough good quality sleep during...
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Practical Diabetes for Pharmacy Assistants
A new online course to help Pharmacy Assistants provide better support to people living with diabetes has...
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Introducing Ozempic
Article by Donna Itzstein, Pharmacist CDE Ozempic follows the introduction of other injectable incretin therapies available in...
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Diabetic Nephropathy
Article by Carolien Koreneff, CDE, Diabetes NSW & ACT. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease...
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Updated RACGP management of type 2 diabetes handbook
In collaboration with Diabetes Australia, the RACGP has launched the updated Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook...
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Review highlights diabetes risks in COVID-19 disease
An international review has found that elderly people with diabetes who contract COVID-19 are at much higher...
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Coronavirus planning for people with diabetes
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic threat is being addressed by all Australian Governments and health services. People with...
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DKA with SGLT2 Inhibitor Use Update
Background Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are oral medications that promote glucose excretion in the urine for the...
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Optisulin to Replace Lantus
By Donna Itzen, Pharmacist Diabetes QLD. Sanofi has released a second brand formulation of insulin glargine 100...
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Natural Disaster Emergency Plan for People with Diabetes
The bushfires in Australia have been devastating and our hearts go out to those affected. Even people...
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Injection Technique Matters
A growing number of Australians are injecting diabetes medicines.This is due to an increasing prevalence of diabetes,...
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Cough, colds and diabetes
By Donna Itzstein, Diabetes Qld Pharmacist Pain, infection and generally feeling unwell may raise blood glucose levels in...
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5 diabetes subgroups may have different comorbidities
Severe insulin-resistant and severe insulin-deficient patients could be targeted for prevention As published in pharmacy news on...
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Diabetes management for the older person
When it comes to older adults with diabetes, factors such as frailty, polypharmacy and altered metabolism can...
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Diabetes and aspirin
Diabetes and aspirin By Donna Itzstein Diabetes Queensland Pharmacist The guidelines regarding low-dose aspirin in diabetes have...
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Diabulimia
For people with type 1 diabetes, insulin is a lifesaving medication. Missing insulin however, even if only...
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PCOS and Diabetes: New Management Guidelines
If you work with women of child-bearing age you’ve probably heard of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Increasingly...
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Rethinking initial injectable therapy for people with type 2 diabetes
Research Review have published a review of a recent speaker event on; Rethinking initial injectable therapy for...
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Discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments
Researchers have found that neighbour-cells can take over functions of damaged or missing insulin-producing cells. The discovery...
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Guidelines and position statements for diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults
Looking for the latest guidelines and position statements for diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults to...
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Position Statement: A new language for diabetes
Diabetes Australia's position statement " A new language for diabetes" outlines the language that should be used...
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People with type 1 diabetes and Do It Yourself (DIY) technology solutions
Diabetes Australia's position statement People with type 1 diabetes and Do It Yourself (DIY) technology solutions is designed to...
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“Low carbohydrate eating for people with diabetes”,
Diabetes Australia has published a new position statement “Low carbohydrate eating for people with diabetes”, which sets...
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New Study: Analysing data to understand type 2 diabetes
Sydney researchers believe untapped medical records could be used to predict when a person is at risk...
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Researchers propose five new categories for adult-onset diabetes.
A completely new classification of diabetes which also predicts the risk of serious complications and provides treatment...
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Exercise and type 1 diabetes: World first guidelines consensus
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 22, 2017 BY JDRF AUSTRALIA A report by leading type 1 diabetes experts (T1D) from...
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Newly-identified third type of diabetes is being wrongly diagnosed as type 2
Andrew McGovern, University of Surrey Most people are familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recently, though,...
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Australian research looks at alternatives to blood glucose testing
Professor Paul Dastoor is leading the way in diabetes research as he and his team work to...
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Women with prior depression more likely to develop gestational diabetes
A past history of depression may increase the chance of women developing gestational diabetes, a Chicago study...
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CSIRO Low Carb Diet Study – the facts
The CSIRO have released trial findings involving a lower carbohydrate diet and exercise program for people living...
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Oral health
Blood glucose levels consistently above recommended target levels can lead to gum disease, tooth decay and tooth...
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Having day surgery?
Day surgery Having diabetes means some additional considerations and precautions need to be taken when undergoing day...
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Safe Sharps Disposal
Community sharps are medical devices that penetrate the skin and are used in the home or outside...
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What is Insulin Pump Therapy?
Following is a brief description of what insulin pump therapy is and the components required to operate...
