Diabetes NZ Wellington Youth

06/05/2026

- Online Education session: Sick Day Management -
Diabetes NZ Auckland Youth are hosting an education session in conjunction with the Starship diabetes paediatric team on managing 'sick days'.

This session is for people living with, or parents/carers of a person living with type 1 diabetes. Winter is fast approaching, and the inevitable higher rates of illness. When a person living with type 1 diabetes becomes unwell this can create issues with blood glucose control and overall diabetes management, especially if the person is out of routine eating and/or vomiting.

To learn more about how to manage these times, we welcome Claudia Swan (Paediatric Endocrinologist) and Barishna Zareh (Diabetes Nurse Specialist) to facilitate this educational session.

When: 7pm, Tuesday 26th May
Where: Online (a Zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day prior to the event)
Who: This event is open to all around the motu/country that live with or manage type 1 diabetes.
Cost: Free (or Koha donation)
Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/diabetes-nz-auckland-youth-online-education-sick-day-management
Queries: contact [email protected]

24/03/2026

Summer Picnic Series - Avalon Park
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us a couple of weeks ago at Avalon Park.
48 people across 12 families attended the afternoon!
We couldn't have asked for a better occasion (or weather), and it was such a joy seeing everyone come together and connect 😊

11/03/2026

22/02/2026

Summer Picnic Series - Aotea Lagoon

Thanks to the families who braved the initial grey and blustery conditions and joined us at the park today!
The sun came out and the wind eventually died down 😊 Always great to see parents and children catching up alongside new connections being made.

Next picnic catch up will be March 15 from 1pm, at Avalon Park, Lower Hutt.

18/02/2026

09/02/2026

Attention whānau,

The 2026 Action and Management Plans are now available via The Paediatric Society of New Zealand:

https://tinyurl.com/3kydfrct

Before completing your child's plan, we encourage you to connect with their school to ensure the plan you create works well for your child, their teachers, and their classes.

As always, we’re here to help. Contact one of our amazing youth coordinators in your local area for more information - https://www.diabetes.org.nz/youth-teams

15/01/2026

We are so incredibly grateful that DNZ Wellington Youth is a beneficiary of the 2026 Waikanae Lions Gardens Trail. Please be sure to book your tickets for Jan 24 - 25 and enjoy the beautiful sights 🌺🌹🌸

18/11/2025

Last Friday, Diabetes NZ was thrilled to host Eddie and his whānau for a special morning tea in honour of his John McLaren Youth Award win in the Arts & Culture category. Eddie is an inspiring young talent and a future leader to watch in Aotearoa New Zealand. Join us in congratulating him!

17/11/2025

For those of you in the Hutt Valley this weekend, come join Diabetes NZ and Diabetes NZ Wellington Youth as we help support Lower Hutt Lions to Lap the Map this Diabetes Action Month. Join us to support a worthy cause and add some extra minutes to our million minutes of movement campaign (https://one-million-minutes.raiselysite.com/diabetes-nz-wellington-youth)

04/11/2025

Diabetes NZ with support from the University of Otago is pleased to launch the Diabetes Technology Information Sessions: automated insulin delivery (AID) for people living with Type 1 diabetes.

Join one of our online education sessions to learn more about AID and the Pharmac funded Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) available.

During these one-hour sessions we will be joined by experts from Dexcom/NZMS, Mediray and Pharmaco to hear more about AID and device compatibility. You will hear more about both the Tandem T:Slim x2 and mylife YpsoPump with CamAPS FX Pumps, along with details on the compatible Continuous Glucose Monitors, (Dexcom G6 and G7 and the Libre 3+).

Open to all across New Zealand.

The first sessions are on Tuesday 11th November at 12noon and 7pm.

For more information & registration:
12noon https://events.humanitix.com/diabetes-technology-information-session-1

7pm https://events.humanitix.com/diabetes-nz-diabetes-technology-information-session-2

Diabetes NZ looking forward to seeing you there.

All those who attend are invited to join the research ‘Access AID - Accelerating care, capacity and equity in AID systems for New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes’. Led by the University of Otago.

Questions: contact [email protected]