Almost 300,000 New Zealanders live with diabetes, and for kids who get diagnosed with type one diabetes - new research shows they have poorer educational outcomes.
The research was funded by Cure Kids who are calling for more equitable health and educational support for kids with diabetes.
It was a massive study looking at the health data of 442,320 kids, and Professor Ben Wheeler is an expert in diabetes at the University of Otago, he speaks to Jesse.
A teenager with type 1 diabetes uses a CGM - a continuous glucose monitoring device. Photo: Amelie Benoist / BSIP via AFP
