Support group for T1 pregnancy.

13 August 2010
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We’ve talked about this group before on the blog but I was sent this article about it and thought I’d give it another plug.

In short, a group has been set up in Auckland on the last Monday of every month for T1 women planning a pregnancy, who are currently pregnant or who’ve been through a T1 pregnancy. It’s run by a specialist diabetes psychologist and a specialist diabetes midwife (both of whom I’ve met and both of whom I rate very highly).

Unfortunately I work on Mondays as I’d love to go along and give a little back… but I would have been doing whatever I could have to get the time off…

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By Nic on 13 August 2010 at 10.26 am
Posted in Medical Services, Pregnancy
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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
Posted in Funding, Insulin Pumps, Medical Services
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Now Diabetes Southland stands to lose?

26 June 2010
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Thanks to Candice, who sent me this info. Apparently if you live in Queenstown you may now lose the one and only diabetes nurse in the area. If you wish to lend your voice to the campaign you can join the Facebook group, here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=130667010290322&v=wall#!/group.php?gid=130667010290322&v=info

“Guys… I need your help, PLEASE read and join this to help me and my family… Please send on to anyone you know of who could support us too, it’s really important. Take two mins to read this:

For those of you who don’t know, my sis has Type ONE diabetes (also called insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile onset diabetes mellitus) which is the GENETIC form of diabetes, an inherited autoimmune…

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By Nic on 26 June 2010 at 6.32 pm
Posted in Community, Medical Services
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Man bags and HbA1cs.

25 June 2010
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I got an email from a reader about her son this week and thought I’d throw the question out to the community to see if we can get any other ideas (Aaron has already contributed a few). Can you guys help with this please?

T is 14 and when we go out, his supplies are in a bag that gets slung over his shoulder – well, his Dad’s shoulder actually. But he is now at that age when he doesn’t want to have to carry a ‘man bag’ with him. I guess it is just not cool.
But there is not way I let him go off with his mates without his jelly beans and meter.

Aaron, as an…

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By Nic on 25 June 2010 at 8.31 am
Posted in Community, Hypos & Hypers, Kids & Teens, Medical Services, Monitoring
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