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Dear DANII FriendsTODAY we finally deliver #DANIIsGift!!! #CGM4ALL DANII Foundation is delighted to announce “officially” Government subsidised access to Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) for all Australians living with Type 1 diabetes is finally here, which means our entire Australian Type 1 diabetes community is now eligible to access CGM at a reduced cost of only $32.50 per month! Details of this exciting CGM Subsidy Initiative and HOW to Access… Q1. How can I access CGM via this initiative?There are two pathways in which you can access subsidised Continuous Glucose Monitoring Existing CGM users can qualify for streamlined access if they:o…

DANII’s Type ONE diabetes vision is DREAM-BIG!  Our work is now reaching more in Education and a Safer Quality of life…. Download PDF

Darling Daniella  - When Donna Meads-Barlow’s five-year-old daughter, Daniella was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she had no real understanding either of the disease or of the potentially fatal risks associated with this incurable condition. AS TOLD TO CATHERINE MARSHALL

The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health MEDIA RELEASE 1 March 2019 Free access to glucose monitoring devices will save pregnant women, children and more adults living with type 1 Free access to glucose monitoring devices will save pregnant women, children and more adults living with type 1 diabetes up to $7,000 a year from today, thanks to an investment by the Liberal National Government. Funding over the next five years will assist 37,000 eligible Australians with type 1 diabetes through the expansion of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Initiative. Since April 2017, our Government as a result of…

Troy Oldroyd Good Times Camp July Scholarship:  Melbourne Victorian July School Holidays:  3rd to 7th 2017 National Diabetes Week AUSTRALIA:   9th to 15th July 2017  Troy was a former Camp Counsellor for Camp Blue. His loveable and optimistic personality was felt by all in everything he did. He was happiest when he was giving to others, which is why Troy was such an influential and inspirational Camp Blue counsellor, looked up to by so many. Troy was a recognised and respected member of the Shellharbour Life Saving Community, as well as the local Football and Cricket Clubs and also Jamberoo…

CGMS AND TYPE 1 DIABETES: NATIONAL ROADSHOW The Danii Foundation will be delivering educational sessions about continuous glucose monitors on behalf of the government throughout April and May, to 17 locations across the country Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) are lifesaving devices that can prevent deadly hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia that can lead to ketoacidosis, explains the Danii Foundation. On 1 April the Federal Government announced CGMs would be provided free to eligible Type 1 diabetics under the age of 21 through the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). “This new lifesaving technology will reduce the hassle of the daily finger-prick for people…

Patients’ sweet diabetes boost Macleay diabetes patients Ebony, Jacob, Harriet, Flynn, Jack and Connor hold their new continuous glucose monitoring units earlier this year. President of the Macleay Valley Coast Diabetes Group, Scott Welsh, has welcomed news that continuous glucose monitoring devices are now available free for eligible children and people under the age of 21 years with type one diabetes. “It makes it affordable, without it, a lot of people wouldn’t be able to afford it,” Mr Welsh said. The continuous glucose monitoring devices monitor the wearer’s blood glucose levels continuously and send updates every five minutes, removing the need to check…

Fed Govt Program for Type 1 Diabetes Australian Associated Press April 1, 2017 8:38am People with type 1 diabetes will have access to free glucose monitoring devices under a federal government program. The $54 million program has been praised as a "life-changer" by Diabetes Australia. "This will benefit around 4,000 Australian families with a child or young person with type 1 diabetes who are struggling to manage the condition," DA CEO Professor Greg Johnson said in a statement. The program will save sufferers about $4000 a year by giving them access to continuous glucose monitoring devices for free through the…