Diabetes Australia RN/CDE Carolien Koreneff does a finger prick check on Prepare dinner MP Simon Kennedy through 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 individuals dwelling with diabetes, CDEs and Well being Professionals to talk with Senators and MPs in regards to the important well being checks and applied sciences that assist individuals dwelling with diabetes to dwell nicely.
Co-Chairs of the Parliamentary Mates 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 test, together with HbA1c, ldl cholesterol, blood stress and coronary heart well being, and heard in regards to 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 units.
The well being test occasion was a terrific alternative for MPs to be taught extra about diabetes know-how and the significance of early detection and prevention of the situation.
