RCH Kids Health Info Podcast 

TOPIC:  Type 1 Diabetes
When a child is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it has a profound impact on their life and family. Diabetes requires strict management every single day. Added to that burden is the confusion and misunderstanding that others might have about the disease and its cause. In this episode, Margie and Lexi are joined by Professor Fergus Cameron, Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes at The Royal Children's Hospital, and Sarah, whose son Finn was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 15 months of age. Together they explore the medical aspects of Type 1 diabetes, what it means for children getting on with learning, play and life, and what the future holds with advances in diabetes management. 

Kids Health Info: Type 1 diabetes 

Diabetes Sick Day Management

Webinar presented by Diabetes Nurse Kathryn Hamilton

In this webinar we discuss what to do when a child with type 1 diabetes becomes unwell, when to use glucagon, and how to manage your child's illnesses whilst controlling diabetes. These handy tips and extra knowledge to ensure sick day management is a lot less stressful for everyone.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring. presented by Professor Fergus Cameron and Rebecca Gebert

Webinar recorded 10th May and was presented by Professor Fergus Cameron (Endocrinologist) and Rebecca Gebert (Diabetes Nurse Educator)

In this webinar we will introduce you to the world Continuous Blood Glucose monitoring. What is CGM? Will it improve diabetes management? Is it all that it’s cracked up to be

Diabetes: Back to Basics. presented by Andrew Boucher

Missed our first webinar? Diabetes: Back to Basics was recorded on 15th November by Diabetes Allied Health manager, Andrew Boucher. 

In this webinar we introduce you to the world of webinars, discuss the RCH diabetes service and review the basics of regular insulin dose adjusting. Whether you or your child has had diabetes for days, months or years, this webinar will endeavor to refresh some of the key components of diabetes management and insulin dose adjustments.

CGM Weekly Webinar - presented by Diabetes Australia

Want to know whether Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) might be beneficial for your child with type 1 diabetes? Diabetes Australia ran a series of free webinars every week throughout April and May to provide information about the benefits of CGM and the Australian Government’s new subsidy initiative to be delivered through the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). The Australian Government has just committed to the most significant investment in type 1 technology in over a decade. Over four years, $54 million will be provided to subsidised CGM technology to assist children and young people under 21 years of age who face extra challenges managing their type 1 diabetes. A credentialled diabetes educator, will explain CGM technology available under the NDSS, followed by a presentation by Renza Scibilia, Manager - Type 1 Diabetes and Consumer Voice at Diabetes Australia. Renza will provide detailed answers about the Government's CGM initiative. 

Click here to view week 1

Click here to view week 2