Diabetes MILES

Mindful parenting is related to parental fear of hypoglycaemia

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018ACBRD

As World Diabetes Day places a focus on ‘the family and diabetes’, we share findings from our research with families of children with type 1 diabetes

By Dr Christel Hendrieckx

Prevalence, awareness and self-monitoring of severe hypoglycemia: Results from the Diabetes MILES-Australia study

October 25, 2018November 12, 2018ACBRD

An ACBRD publication using the Diabetes MILES – Australia dataset looks into awareness of hypoglycaemia among adults with type 1 diabetes

By Sienna Russell-Green

Shining a light on the psychosocial impact of diabetes

June 26, 2018October 17, 2018ACBRD

In this special issue of Diabetic Medicine (June 2018), nine articles are devoted to the psychological, social and behavioural aspects of diabetes management.

By Dr Amelia Lake

How much physical activity do adults with type 2 diabetes need to feel more positive?

May 23, 2018October 17, 2018ACBRD

In #ExerciseRightWeek, we highlight a recent paper from the ACBRD, which explores the association between physical activity and depressive symptoms in adults with type 2 diabetes, and how it differs by body weight

by Ralph Geerling

Are diabetes stigma and attitudes towards insulin among people with type 2 diabetes related?

March 16, 2018October 17, 2018ACBRD

Our new study examines the negative experience of insulin use associated with diabetes stigma among people with type 2 diabetes.

by Jasmine Schipp & Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott

Eating behaviours of adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Does gender matter?

December 6, 2017October 17, 2018ACBRD

Another paper of the Diabetes Miles Youth – Australia study has recently been published.

by Dr Christel Hendrieckx

Diabetes and apps

November 21, 2017October 17, 2018ACBRD

ACBRD (Dr Steve Trawley, Ms. Shaira Baptista and Prof Jane Speight) have recently published a conceptual follow-up to their 2016 paper that looked at mobile health applications (app) use for self-management support amongst adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

By Dr Steven Trawley

Clinically-meaningful cut-points for diabetes distress among adolescents with type 1 diabetes

October 5, 2017October 17, 2018ACBRD

A new publication from the ACBRD highlights the high proportion of adolescents with type 1 diabetes who experience clinically-significant diabetes distress.

by Virginia Hagger