Diabetes Youth New Zealand

2013 DYNZ AGM

renata — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:13:05 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Diabetes Youth New Zealand will be having an AGM on Saturday 13 April. We are hopeful that you will attend. While we do have a few things to discuss at the AGM, we expect to have a positive day that includes a mini-workshop on the Future of DYNZ and our project proposal of a National Walk scheduled to take place in November.

The AGM will be held at Diabetes NZ Auckland. The address is 62-64 Valley Road, Mt Eden Auckland 1024 and will run from 10am to 3pm.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please email us at contact@diabetesyouth.org.nz

2012 John McLaren Award winners!

hayden — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:00:44 +0000

Diabetetes Youth New Zealand and Diabetes New Zealand are delighted to announce and congratulate the two recipients of this year’s John McLaren Youth Awards:

Taylor Hamlin of Hamilton; and
Harriett Maire of Auckland

Both will receive $1,000 to put towards their chosen pursuit. Taylor has been selected to play for the under-16 New Zealand Koru Basketball Team and will use his award to help him attend the Australian State Championships in Australia in January 2013. Harriett will use her award to help her travel to the UK in 2013 to attend an intensive and prestigious two-week long Shakespeare workshop at the Globe Theatre.

Once again, the judges were impressed with the high standard of all of the applications received this year, and congratulate everyone who took the time to apply.

Presentations will be made to Taylor and Harriett in due course.

For any information about the John McLaren Awards, please email contact@diabetesyouth.org.nz

Additional submission to PHARMAC re: blood glucose meters and test strips

hayden — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:11:35 +0000

Diabetes Youth New Zealand life member Crystal Beavis has prepared her own submission to PHARMAC re: blood glucose meters and test strips, and have decided to publish it here on our website with her permission.

Crystal Beavis’ submission to PHARMAC – March 2012 (PDF, 126KB)

Submission to PHARMAC re: blood glucose meters and test strips

hayden — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:27:46 +0000

Diabetes Youth New Zealand (DYNZ) this morning sent a submission to PHARMAC regarding its recent proposal (dated 23 February 2012) to appoint a sole supplier (Pharmaco) of blood glucose meters and test strips.

In summary, DYNZ’s key concerns include:

Potential risks/dangers of a sole supplier arrangement
Small range of meters to choose from, and the loss of important features that many patients and families rely on
Additional burden that this change will impose on patients, their families and health professionals
Inability for some insulin pumps to work with the proposed new range of meters, rendering these insulin pumps (which families have paid several thousands of dollars for) useless

A copy of DYNZ’s submission can be downloaded below:

DYNZ submission on PHARMAC’s proposal re: blood glucose meters and test strips – 5 March 2012 (PDF, 179KB)

For any questions or comments regarding this submission, please send an email to:

contact@diabetesyouth.org.nz

Additional information/links:

2011 John McLaren Youth Award winners announced

hayden — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:58:07 +0000

We’re delighted to announce the three winners of the 2011 John McClaren Youth Awards – they are: Emmeline Carroll of Christchurch, Samuel Chadwick of Christchurch, and Brydon Harrington of Invercargill. Go South Island! Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who applied. Once again, the standard of entries received this year was very high, and it was extremely difficult to select the three winners from such an impressive and inspirational group. Stand by to hear more about the achievements of our winners, as well as details for the 2012 Awards, which we plan to bring forward to July this year.

Register now! 2012 Family Conference & AGM

hayden — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:47:21 +0000

Diabetes Youth New Zealand invites you to attend the 2012 Family Conference and AGM, to be held at Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland on 24 to 26 February 2012.

Come to be inspired, encouraged and informed by talks from a range of interesting speakers. Come to meet other families who deal with diabetes every day; swap stories, share information, and make new friends.

Learn more, and register today!

Dancing with Diabetes

hayden — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:41:52 +0000

We’re looking for inspiring videos to play at our upcoming Family Conference that show young people with diabetes living life to the full.

Here’s an awesome one from Jordy Moore:

If, like Jordy, you haven’t let diabetes hold you back, then how about putting your own video together to share with other young people and their families?

Send links/videos to: contact@diabetesyouth.org.nz by Friday, 17th February.

DYNZ is on Facebook

paula — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:27:43 +0000

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DYNZ is on Twitter

paula — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:19:04 +0000

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