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06 July 2010
Diabetes Awareness Week 2010
 
Diabetes Australia-NSW will be spreading the message across the state about the link between diabetes and kidney disease this Diabetes Awareness Week from 11-17 July.
 
25 June 2010
Congratulations to Jimmy Little on success at APRA awards
 
Diabetes Australia-NSW would like to congratulate Jimmy Little after he was recognised on Monday for his achievements in music.
 
07 July 2010
New type 2 diabetes medication may help in type 1
 
A new medication for type 2 diabetes may also benefit those with type 1, reducing the rise in blood glucose levels following a meal and possibly lowering insulin needs.
 
29 June 2010
Insulin pump prevents night-time hypos
 
A special insulin pump which uses continuous glucose monitoring to predict hypoglycaemia and stop delivering insulin can help reduce the number of overnight hypos, according to a new study.
 

Trusts & Foundations

  • The Macquarie Bank Foundation
  • The Mandarin Club
  • The J S Love Trust
  • Myer Grace Bros Community Fund
  • Count Wealth Accountants Charitable Foundation
  • The Arthur Hatt Cook And The William Henry Hutchinson Charitable Trusts

 

The Macquarie Bank Foundation

Funded a total of $45,000 in the last four years. In 2004, it funded an educational cartoon video designed as:

  • a learning tool for three to 12-year-olds with type 1 diabetes and their parents;
  • a teaching tool for health professionals involved in the management of children with type 1 diabetes; and
  • a teaching tool for schools to explain diabetes to the peers of the child with type 1 diabetes.

The video provides a visual cartoon story for the child with diabetes, taking them on a journey inside their body from the moment food is eaten. The story demonstrates in a simple way, what happens to the food as it travels through the body, both when diabetes is present and when it is not.

The Foundation is currently sponsoring a second project with a generous total of $20,000. This will be a DVD to assist teachers and staff in schools with Emergency Treatment of Hypoglycaemic episodes in children with type 1 diabetes. The project will commence in 2007 and be completed in 2008.

The Macquarie Bank has also honoured the 10 years of service of one of their employees, Christine Durward, by donating $1,000 to Diabetes Australia-NSW.

The Mandarin Club

In 2007, donated $5,000 towards a rewrite and update of Diabetes... Your Questions Answered, a diabetes education resource. When complete, the booklets will be available in English and 10 other languages. We have secured funds from another source which now covers 50 per cent of our costs. A further $50,000 is being sought.

The J S Love Trust
Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Foundations

In 2006, contributed $40,000 to fund a DVD/video for use by emergency services such as police, fire brigade and ambulance personnel.

The resource helps to educate about emergency treatment for people with diabetes.
The trust also contributed towards the cost of producing the 2002 editions of the Teenage Newsletter, 'You Said What?!', which provides up-to-date and relevant information for adolescents with type 1 diabetes, regarding diabetes management at school, going to parties and general teenage issues.

Teenagers are invited to participate in the content of the newsletter by sharing their experiences and the day-to-day living with diabetes.

Myer Grace Bros Community Fund

In July 2005, provided the funding to produce an education video in two parts aimed at:

  • parents of 0-5 year olds with type 1 diabetes;
  • parents of 6-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes; and
  • Health Professionals involved in the management of children with type 1 diabetes.

The production of the education video will be a most useful tool in helping parents understand and manage behavioural issues in their children with type 1 diabetes. It will also provide health professionals with strategies for the appropriate management of behavioural issues of children with type 1 diabetes.

The video will be presented in an interesting, informative and entertaining way, aimed to throw light on family concerns with case studies, expert advice and parents’ experiences.

Count Wealth Accountants Charitable Foundation

In 2005, donated $10,000 to our health and education programs.

The Arthur Hatt Cook And The William Henry Hutchinson Charitable Trusts
Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Foundations

In 2004, provided funding for the Development of Diabetes Education Resources for Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders. The resource:

  • facilitated self-management of diabetes to the community;
  • supported Health Care Workers in promoting good diabetes management; and
  • strengthened links with Aboriginal Health Care Providers.

 

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