Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children in Australia is among the highest in the world, which is extremely concerning. This will be a focus of the national diabetes strategy. The coalition government has provided an additional $1.4 million for the Type 1 Diabetes Insulin Pump Program to provide insulin pumps for 136 children. This is in addition to the 68 pumps already available under the program and it will benefit more than 200 children and their families over the next year. The pumps, which deliver a continuous level of insulin throughout the day, help to improve the management of diabetes for children and their parents and teachers. As well, the government has promised a $35 million grant to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network in its efforts to help find a much-needed cure for type 1 diabetes.