The innovation set to simplify the lives of people with diabetes

For children diagnosed with diabetes, adjusting to frequent painful finger-pricks can be mentally and physically draining. But thanks to breakthrough technology from the University of Newcastle, diabetics worldwide may soon be able to swap the needle for a pain-free saliva-based test which could be printed from the comfort of your very own home one day. Host Shahni Wellington sits down with mum Teresa who discusses the impact of a diabetes diagnosis on a young child and family, and we meet her daughter Gabrielle who just wants to be ‘normal’. The mind behind the innovation, Professor Paul Dastoor, joins us to discuss the unusual beginnings of the discovery and the potential future applications which could change the way people manage diabetes forever.

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