Health
The 21st birthday present that kills young Aussies – Daily Mercury
Funding for a high cost lifesaving medical device is being stripped from young Aussies with Type 1 diabetes the day they turn 21.
It’s the 21st birthday present that can kill.
Funding for a high cost lifesaving medical device is being stripped from young Australians with Type 1 diabetes the day they turn 21.
Many young people starting out in low paid jobs or studying can’t afford the $5,000 a year cost of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) when the government subsidy ends.
And it’s putting them at risk of dead in bed syndrome when blood sugar levels plunge while they are asleep causing seizures, coma and sometimes death.
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