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Starting young on diabetes research

Kalani Hancock (1) and her sister Avalee (4) are part of a world-first study looking at changes in blood sugar patterns in very young children at risk of Diabetes. Dr Aveni Haynes from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital is part of the team leading this ground breaking study.

Before she was even born, little Kalani Hancock was already doing her bit to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes.

And now, the one-year-old and her older sister, Avalee, are part of a world-first study looking at changes in blood sugar patterns in very young children at risk of the autoimmune condition.

The data they are contributing could lead to a potential breakthrough in delaying or even preventing the onset of type 1 diabetes.


Read the full story in The West Australian here.

Photo: Micaella and Cameron Hancock with their daughters, Avalee, three, and Kalani, one. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper/The West Australian, Justin Benson-Cooper