Diabetes radio, and help a parent day.

10 August 2010
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Hi everyone – I got an emails from two readers last week which I would love your input on please.

ONE:

My mum is hosting a radio segment in New Plymouth which starts up soon about diabetes…along with the medical team up there and has been asking me for a name for her segment.  Wondered if you had any ideas on a name and some topics you think would be important to cover?  They will be talking about all kinds of things to do with diabetes and interviewing medical people on the show.
Can you help this BeingDiabetic reader out? Questions:

- what should her Mum call the show?

- what topics would you want covered in a radio…

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By Nic on 10 August 2010 at 9.38 am
Posted in Community, Funding, Insulin Pumps, Kids & Teens, Medical Services
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Pharmac takes over hospital meds.

23 July 2010
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Hi guys, hot off the press news for you all (thanks to Lisa and Chris for sending me info) – an announcement was made yesterday that Pharmac is now going to take over the buying and managing of hospital medications/equipment – they previously only did “community pharmaceuticals”.

The most interesting part of the article (link below) is the part where they say they’ll take on insulin pumps first:

Ryall also said Pharmac  would have a role in the new Shared Services Agency in the management and procurement of medical devices, starting with insulin pumps.

Full article here:

http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/pharmac-takes-over-new-responsibilities-3669595

What are your thoughts, people? I suppose my take on it is that we shouldn’t get too excited, because it’s not like…

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By Nic on 23 July 2010 at 7.00 am
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Desert dingo racing.

21 July 2010
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I saw a mention of this in a newsletter which came into my inbox about World Diabetes Day and I was intrigued. What is this Desert Dingo Racing I wondered, and what has it got to do with diabetes? I went to their site, saw the car (see image on the right), and was instantly enamoured.

I remember as a very little girl my brother and I were big fans of the Herbie movies (like Herbie goes to Monte Carlo etc) and this car (a 1969 VW Beetle) is just like it.

So I still haven’t put the pieces together for you. It’s pretty simple really…

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By Nic on 21 July 2010 at 9.48 am
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Over 18? Take a number, honey.

19 July 2010
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As those of you who’ve been reading this blog a while know, I was extremely fortunate to be given a ‘permanent loan’ of an insulin pump from Waitemata DHB, late last year. When I was waiting to hear if I was going to be one of the lucky ones to be issued with the pump, I spoke to various people at the hospital to keep up to date. One conversation didn’t go so well because the person on the other end was telling me the committee responsible for allocating the pumps had been strongly in favour of only loaning them out to people under the age of 25 (at that point I…

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By Nic on 19 July 2010 at 9.32 am
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John McLaren Youth Award – $1000 up for grabs.

13 July 2010
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Hi all

I got this in my email a few weeks ago and have been meaning to publicise it. Diabetes Youth New Zealand has the John McLaren Youth Awards every year, and there are four $1000 prizes up for grabs. I’ve put a copy of the application form here for you to download for yourselves or on behalf of your kids. Unfortunately this is only available for under 25s. Applications close October 31st.

More about the award, taken directly from the application form:

THE JOHN McLAREN YOUTH AWARD is our yearly Achievement Award for Youth with Diabetes. This Award recognises the pursuit of excellence in the cultural, academic, and sporting fields…

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By Nic on 13 July 2010 at 10.43 am
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