Diabetes New Zealand conference 2010 – Destination Unity.

5 May 2010
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I got back from conference on Sunday night, absolutely exhausted. I always find it amazing how tired you get just sitting there at conferences… and it didn’t help that we had our six month old son in the room with us both nights either I guess – gosh babies can make some noise even when they’re sound asleep! (Actually add to that the fact that it was our first flight with him: I encourage any of you who are not already parents but are planning to be to take at least one aeroplane flight before you have children, and sit back, relax and do what you want – that is currently something I imagine I’ll be able to do again…

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By Nic on 5 May 2010 at 9.37 am
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More on Ruth Hill’s funding application to the MoH.

22 April 2010
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Hi all

You may have seen this on Ruth’s Facebook page, but here’s the article from the Christchurch Press (much better than the Herald one I have to say) about her crusade to get insulin pumps/consumables funded here in New Zealand.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/3609047/Pump-action

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By Nic on 22 April 2010 at 4.22 pm
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Fighting the good fight.

9 April 2010
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What a guy! Thanks to Chris Murray for sending me the link to this article about Reon Goodwillie from Christchurch, who tomorrow night is taking to the boxing ring to raise funds for Diabetes Youth Canterbury. At present he’s sitting just under the $8k mark with his fundraising effort, (at the time of publishing this he was at $7, 935) so if you have a couple of bucks going spare, go here to pledge ‘em.

Reon’s little girl Olivia has T1. She’s seven now and has had the condition since she was 15 months old.

For more info, you can…

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By Nic on 9 April 2010 at 12.32 am
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Reminders…

8 April 2010
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Hi everyone

A few reminders for you today…

1. BeingDiabetic April dinner
We’re having another T1 dinner in Auckland on Monday, 19th April. Contact me if you’re keen to come along.

2.Welly!
I’m going to be in Wellington for the Diabetes NZ conference and keen to catch up for a drink with any BeingDiabetic people who want to on Friday, 30 April. Contact me if you’re about and want to come along.

3. Buy the Herald today
Ruth Hill has an article about her campaign to get insulin pumps/consumables funded in…

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By Nic on 8 April 2010 at 9.34 am
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Well done, Ruth Hill!

31 March 2010
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In early February, I posted about Ruth Hill’s Application for Funding to the Ministry of Health for funding for insulin pumps and/or their consumables.

I know loads of readers from this blog have submitted letters, because Ruthie tells me a lot of you used the template I provided. Nice work!

The application has now been completed, and in Ruth’s words:

Good news everybody! The campaign documents (and 140 letters of support) have been sent off to the Minister of Health and his associates as well as the spokesperson of health from the Labour Party and the Pharmac CEO. There will be an article in ‘The Aucklander’ in two weeks and one in

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By Nic on 31 March 2010 at 10.00 am
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