Kaylin Bournes had more than 35,000 finger pricks in the first seven years since she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
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Now the 10-year-old has a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), she only has to give herself three finger pricks a day – opposed to the 15.
“I can feel my fingers again,” she said.
The CGM comes with a remote system that can be used to alert parents, caregivers and teachers when a child’s blood sugar levels are low or high.
Providing free two-week CGM trials is one of the initiatives of the Danii Foundation, an organisation that works to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
The foundation was established by Donna and Brian Meads-Barlow, whose daughter Danii died at age 17, after suffering a hypoglycaemic episode in her sleep – a diabetes complication known as Dead In Bed Syndrome.
Making life-saving technology such as CGMs affordable for everyone is one of the foundation’s aims.
Cessnock Wine Country Lions Club will hold a trivia night for the Danii Foundation at Cessnock Leagues Club on August 20.
Doors will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Tickets are $10 per person for tables of up to eight people (no under-18s permitted). Email cessnockwinecountrylions@gmail.com or call 0417 678 800 to book a table.
