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A lot of exciting changes are happening in 2024 with diabetes technology in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga has announced that funding for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables are available for people with type 1 diabetes (from 1 October 2024).

Tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) need good quality sleep to help them learn and develop. Too much screen time and screen time before bed can impact the quality of your child’s sleep.

Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens as part of their everyday lives. Understanding screen time and its impacts will help parents and whānau (family) monitor and manage their children's screen time in a healthy way.

A vegetarian eating pattern can be healthy for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). It will take some planning to make sure your child gets all the nutrition they need to grow.

Iron deficiency is common in tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people). Iron deficiency is when a child doesn’t have enough iron in their body. 

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's tools for managing sleep problems content, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to the KidsHealth content on managing sleep problems in tamariki (children). 

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's safe sleep for pēpi (babies) content, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to the KidsHealth safe sleep for pēpi content.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on newborn pēpi (babies), you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan one of the QR codes with their phone and go straight to the section on newborn pēpi.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on premature pēpi (babies), you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan one of the QR codes with their phone and go straight to the section on premature pēpi.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on supporting rainbow tamariki and rangatahi, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan the QR code with their phone and go straight to the KidsHealth section on supporting rainbow tamariki and rangatahi. 

A listing of organisations, resources and supports available for parents and whānau (family) of rainbow tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).

The best way to prevent your child from getting rheumatic fever again is for them to have regular penicillin injections.

Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition. You can minimise the long-term risks and complications for your child.

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition. You can minimise the long-term risks and complications for your child.

This information is for rangatahi (young people) with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your diagnosis. 

This information is for rangatahi (young people) with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your diagnosis. You can review this information with the health professionals caring for you.