JK Health Coaching and Diabetes Education

07/10/2024

It’s finally arrived! Thanks to the Adea & Eli Lilly and Company, I will proudly display my award, feeling humbled & honoured.

23/08/2024

Such an Honour to be the recipient of National Aboriginal Credentialed Diabetes of the year, thanks to those who have guided, mentored and supported me over the last 13 years, this is possible because of you. Love doing what I do 🖤💛❤️.

👏ADEA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 CDE of the Year Awards, with Julie Kha honoured as the Jan Baldwin National CDE of the Year for her exceptional contributions to diabetes education at both state and national levels. Alongside this national recognition, outstanding CDEs from each state and territory were also celebrated. Additionally, three new CDE of the Year categories were introduced this year: Early Career, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and People’s Choice. These prestigious ADEA awards, made possible with financial support from Eli Lilly, were announced on 23 August at the Australasian Diabetes Congress. In the coming weeks, ADEA will feature profiles of each recipient, highlighting their unique contributions and stories. See the full list: https://ow.ly/MqQR50T4FfR

10/04/2024

Today in Swan Hill, come on down to George Lay park….all Welcome

Join us in taking action to close the gap for our mob, through prevention and better management of diseases in our community.

MILDURA:
📅 Friday 5th April
⏰ 10am - 3pm
📍 Jaycee Park, Hugh King Dr / Cureton Ave

SWAN HILL:
📅 Wednesday 10th April
⏰ 11am - 3pm
📍 George Lay Park, Murlong Street

14/03/2024

Have you had your kidneys checked?

It’s World Kidney Day!

Sadly, diabetes-related kidney disease is one of the most widespread and potentially most debilitating and costly diabetes complications. An estimated
330,000 Australians living with diabetes have chronic kidney disease.

Most diabetes-related kidney disease is preventable if detected early but currently hundreds of thousands of people are missing out on vital checks that would support early treatment when it is most effective.

That’s why we’ve been calling for a National Diabetes Kidney Disease Screening Program to raise awareness of the checks and make them more convenient. This would help Australians living with diabetes get the checks they need to prevent kidney failure.

04/03/2024

🔎Managing diabetes can feel like a 24/7 job, filled with endless challenges and constant vigilance.
Did you know that a CDE is a critical part of your diabetes care team, CDEs are the experts in diabetes care and management and provide person-centred diabetes education that works for you

🙌 Discover the difference a CDE can make for you today: https://ow.ly/E5mo50QJI8Z

06/02/2024

Healthy lunch box week a great initiative that we can continue every week!

This week is Healthy Lunchbox Week! If you’re new to the lunchbox scene,
is here to help you get started. Build your bank of lunchbox inspiration and know-how with awesome lunchbox information and recipes.
www.healthylunchboxweek.org.au

07/12/2023

An exciting step forward….

Research breakthrough!

A JDRF-funded, Australian world-first clinical trial has shown that a commonly prescribed rheumatoid arthritis drug can preserve the body’s own insulin production and suppress the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in those newly diagnosed with the condition.

The trial findings demonstrated that administration of the drug baricitinib, a once-daily tablet over a 48-week period, preserved beta cell function, reduced blood glucose fluctuations, and reduced the need for insulin in those who had been diagnosed within the past 100 days.

This research, out of the St Vincent's Institute and led by Professors Thomas Kay and Helen Thomas, follows decades of work investigating what causes the immune system to attack beta cells in people with T1D. The trial was jointly funded by JDRF Australia, through our Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network, and JDRF International.

This is an incredibly exciting step forward, showing promise for a new therapeutic option for supressing T1D progression.

You can read the full update on our website:

https://jdrf.org.au/world-first-australian-clinical-trial-shows-promise-for-suppressing-progression-of-type-1-diabetes-in-those-newly-diagnosed/

JDRF

08/11/2023

Come down to our morning tea and learn more about diabetes and how it’s diagnosed, how it’s treated and how you can lower your risk of getting it.

MILDURA:
📍 MDAS Mildura Community Hall
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📅 Tuesday 14th November
SWAN HILL:
📍 MDAS Swan Hill Hall
⏰ 12pm - 2pm
📅 Wednesday 22nd November

04/11/2023

My other passion, creating earrings….perfect for World Diabetes Day! 💙

Blue earrings for World diabetes day on the 14th of November! My other passion is diabetes management and care, what better way to combine my two passions and create stunning blue earrings to promote awareness!

17/09/2023

Great news!

28/08/2023

For a limited time only…grab yours today and say goodbye to finger pricks!

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1. Alva S. et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2022;16(1): 70–77. (ePub 2020). DOI: 10.1177/1932296820958754

2. Haak T. et al. Diabetes Ther 2017; 8(1): 55-73. DOI: 10.1007/s13300-016-0223-6
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23/08/2023

Excited for a few big days at the Australasian Diabetes Congress 2023