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Fifty years after she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Bundaberg's Maria Lavaring received a medal to mark the occasion.

Sixty years after he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Samford's Garun Snow received a medal to mark the occasion.

A new app linked with a heart rate monitor could be key to helping more people incorporate physical activity into their diabetes management. The new app is one of a number of new research programs to receive funding from Diabetes Australia.

On Wednesday 17 July, as the full moon rises, the Story Bridge will be bathed in blue light in support of all Queenslanders living with diabetes.

Diabetes Queensland and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service have formed a partnership to provide an exciting dietetics program in Thursday Island and the Northern Peninsula Area. Kiah Peterie, who has an undergraduate Science degree and a Master's in Nutrition and Dietetics, has lived and worked on Thursday Island for the past two years in one of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Trainee positions.

This National Diabetes Week (July 14-20), Diabetes Queensland is raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of diabetes to increase earlier detection and promote action.

Western Queensland Primary Health Network (WQPHN) and CheckUP are funding Diabetes Queensland to help clients and health professionals get regular access to the latest diabetes care and treatments.

Diabetes Queensland is offering an important new learning opportunity for anyone using insulin or about to start using insulin. Introduced earlier this year, Living with Insulin is a free, three-hour session for about a dozen people designed to clarify and refresh your knowledge about insulin use

Diabetes planets aligned when champion of champions Winx was being led into the winner's circle after her last race at Royal Randwick earlier this month.

About 230 people, including 50 children with type 1 diabetes, attended Diabetes Queensland's first Diabuddies Day at Nerang's Terrin Training, with most of the children wearing Super Hero outfits.

Children with type 1 diabetes and their families want to meet and spend time with others who live with the condition, so Diabetes Queensland is about to host its first Diabuddies Day.