Regional paediatricians have a responsibility to maintain the best possible standard of care for children in regional Australia. The Australian Paediatric Society, the peak body representing rural child health, endorses the following points in management of Australian children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). APS endorses the 2018 ISPAD Position Statement for Diabetes in Schools. This...

While the prescribed treatment for the student with T1D does not change whether on-campus or offcampus, the circumstances of the school camp or other off campus activities should be addressed individually to ensure ability of the school to discharge its duty of care to the student. There is no requirement for a special camp plan for the student – rather it is the responsibility of the school to...

The Australian Paediatric Society (APS), a Special Society of the RACP representing over 300 paediatricians who manage over 4000 (or 1 in 3) young Australians with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) applaud Health Minister Mark Butler for establishing a Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes. Minister Butler has listened to valid concerns about inequity, underperformance and even unlawful programs that exist and...

The Australian Paediatric Society is disappointed at the Federal Government’s decision to reduce by 37% the rebate to the only ultra-fast insulin in market, that has led to Novo Nordisk making a commercial decision to withdraw the product Fiasp from the Pharmaceutical Benefits System on April 1st. This Government action, taken to save a cost of $14 per script, is likely to cause significant harm...

Every person with Type 1 Diabetes who has nausea or vomiting MUST be assumed to have diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) until proven otherwise. Vomiting requires URGENT assessment by checking blood glucose and blood ketones. RAPID deterioration can occur in DKA and may be lifethreatening. NEVER ASSUME that vomiting has “just” been caused by food poisoning, “gastro”, alcohol or any...

Guidelines for the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Australian Schools September 2021 All young people living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) are entitled to the highest standard of individualised, person centred care. (1) CGM is a management tool that is authorised and prescribed by the treating medical team and consented by the parent to assist the student to stay safe and assist with...

Regional paediatricians have a responsibility to maintain the best possible standard of care for children in regional Australia. The Australian Paediatric Society, the peak body representing rural child health, endorses the following points in management of children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in regional Australia and endorses ISPAD Guidelines for Ambulatory Care in schools. APS...

The Australian Paediatric Society calls upon the Australian Federal Government to stop as a matter of urgency detention of children and their families. The meeting feels strongly that they should be released from situations of proven harm and abuse in Australian-run detention centres and not transferred to foreign facilities where harm is likely to occur. The meeting recognises that detention of...