Diabetes Australia RN/CDE Carolien Koreneff does a finger prick check on Cook dinner MP Simon Kennedy in the course of the Well being Checks and Tech occasion in Parliament Home.
Diabetes Australia held an necessary Well being Test and Tech occasion at Parliament Home in Canberra this week. Group CEO Justine Cain joined folks dwelling with diabetes, CDEs and Well being Professionals to talk with Senators and MPs concerning the important well being checks and applied sciences that help folks dwelling with diabetes to stay effectively.
Co-Chairs of the Parliamentary Pals of Diabetes group, Graham Perrett MP and Rowan Ramsey MP, had been among the many first to take part, together with Dr Mike Freelander MP, Chair of the Well being, Aged Care and Sport Committee.
Our nation’s decisionmakers underwent a well being examine, together with HbA1c, ldl cholesterol, blood strain and coronary heart well being, and heard concerning the significance of those very important well being checks. Diabetes Australia’s marketing campaign to Unite for Tech additionally continued, as we highlighted the necessity for extra equitable entry to insulin pumps and steady glucose monitoring gadgets.
The well being examine occasion was a terrific alternative for MPs to study extra about diabetes know-how and the significance of early detection and prevention of the situation.
