Community & Business
3 August, 2025
Diabetes Week celebrations
St. Stephen’s Primary School recognised Diabetes Week on Friday, 18th July, uniting to support two of their students Felicity and Jason, who live with Type 1 Diabetes.
Students and staff wore blue to raise awareness and show solidarity for an initiative that was close to the hearts of the entire school community.
Felicity and Jason shared their personal journeys with the school, helping their peers to better understand what life is like with Type 1 Diabetes.
With big smiles and generous hearts, everyone contributed toward the Type 1 Diabetes Foundation.
The school raised $420 which will go directly to the Foundation to help families of children diagnosed with the condition.
The highlight of the week’s fun was the ‘guess the jelly bean jar’ competition.
Congratulations to Mitch whose guess was the closest!
According to the Australian Journal of General Practice, insulin pumps, continuous and flash glucose monitoring and new insulins are changing the treatment landscape for people with Type 1 Diabetes.
Prior to the past 20 years, individuals with Type 1 Diabetes were treated with multiple injections of insulin, guided by self-monitoring of blood glucose by regular fingerprick testing.
Now, insulin pumps are the size of a mobile phone, and designed to dose insulin in increments, according to each individual’s requirements.
Continuous glucose monitor devices work through a tiny sensor placed under the skin, to measure glucose levels 24 hours a day.
A transmitter sends results to an insulin pump to alter dosages, or a mobile phone (or alternate viewing platform) to track changes in glucose levels, and send alerts when levels are too low or too high.
