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Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows

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November 15, 2021 - 07:00am

New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.
Media Release | Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women

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November 12, 2021 - 12:00pm

A new study has found that Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a short timeframe after pregnancy than non-Indigenous women.
The Australian | Spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis

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November 02, 2021 - 02:00am

A new study has found Indigenous children in Northern Australia suffer youth-onset type two diabetes at rates at least 10 times higher than previously thought, and possibly above those anywhere else in the world.
Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world

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September 10, 2020 - 17:00pm

Researcher and lead author Dr Matthew Hare said, for these women, poverty stricken and living in some of the most isolated regions of Australia, fresh and healthy food is often not for sale where they live or it is unaffordable.
Q&A with Menzies endocrinologist, Professor Louise Maple-Brown

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May 05, 2020 - 15:31pm

Prof Louise Maple-Brown discusses new diabetes guidelines during COVID-19.
In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising

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October 07, 2019 - 06:00am

The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.
Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

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September 25, 2019 - 08:30am

This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.
NT News | Diabetes given centre stage

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September 25, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.
Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

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September 24, 2019 - 16:00pm

Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.
Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

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April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019

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March 08, 2019 - 13:45pm

The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.
Metformin appears safe in treating hyperglycemia during pregnancy

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March 04, 2019 - 23:00pm

Among indigenous and nonindigenous women in Australia, the use of metformin in treating hyperglycemic conditions during pregnancy, does not lead to serious adverse events.
Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous

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February 25, 2019 - 09:00am

Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.
NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

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February 19, 2019 - 09:00am

Type 2 Diabetes is a particular concern as there is a global trend of increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed, there is limited data available in Australia but anecdotally numbers are rising rapidly amongst young Indigenous Australians.
Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

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February 18, 2019 - 00:00am

Researchers are calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in Indigenous children and young people.
Diabetes project | Cairns Post

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December 12, 2017 - 01:00am

A PROJECT aimed at improving health outcomes, systems of care and services for women with diabetes in pregnancy, has made its way to the Far North.
Newsletter June 2017

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July 12, 2017 - 09:45am
Cherie Whitbread 2017 Midwife of the Year

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May 15, 2017 - 07:00am

Cherie Whitbread received the award of 2017 Nurse/Midwife of the Year! Picture: Justin Kennedy NT News
New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes

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December 08, 2016 - 08:00am

New research, at Menzies within the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project led by Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown will be funded by Diabetes Australia. Researches will investigate the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers accessing optimal healthcare during pregnancy and may help to address the intergenerational cycle of diabetes.
TerritoryQ: Dedicated Life, Assoc Prof Louise Maple-Brown

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July 09, 2015 - 11:49am

A/Prof Louise Maple-Brown is dedicating her life to a grim epidemic - diabetes among Indigenous people. She particularly focuses on diabetes in pregnant women.
NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown

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September 05, 2014 - 10:00am

Menzies’ Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown was recently awarded a Practitioner Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round.
Specialists calls for greater focus on diabetes in pregnancy this National Diabetes Week

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July 13, 2014 - 13:09pm

To mark National Diabetes Week 2014 (13-19 July), one of Australia’s leading diabetes specialists has called for greater awareness about the importance of early screening for high-risk women in order to diagnose type 2 diabetes in pregnancy.

Case study: Easing diabetes stress for pregnant mothers

Natasha Paul has diabetes. While pregnant with her son Samuel, she wanted to ensure she made the best choices to avoid harm to her baby,

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