Professor Merlin Thomas – 2019 Type 2 Diabetes Millennium Research Award 4 December 2018 Professor Merlin Thomas, at Monash University, has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Type 2 Diabetes Millennium Research Award to support research into a new inhibitor which could help prevent and treat diabetes-related complications including heart attack, stroke or limb amputation. Professor Thomas and his team have identified a key process through which these complications can occur, and developed a ‘smart’ inhibitor to selectively target this dangerous pathway. This research will lead to a much-needed new treatment for the development and progression of complications in type 2 diabetes. The Millennium Awards provides $150,000 over two years to support his research. * Picture: Rowan Ramsey MP, Member for Grey, Dr Raelene Pickering and Graham Perrett MP, Member for Moreton. Professor Thomas was represented at the event by Dr Pickering. *
Media releases 18 August 2026 500k Shane Warne Legacy Health Check milestone on the first day of international diabetes congress The Western-Pacific’s largest diabetes and metabolic health congress has opened with a Community Day in Melbourne, delivering the 500,000th Shane Warne Legacy health check to highlight the importance of cardiometabolic health screenings, and the urgent nature of the type 2 diabetes epidemic facing the region. Continue Reading
Media releases 17 August 2026 Diabetes Australia to deliver Insulin Pump Program supporting children and young people Diabetes Australia has been appointed to deliver the Commonwealth-funded Insulin Pump Program (IPP). Continue Reading
Media releases 14 August 2026 Beyond blood glucose: New national partnership to measure how Australians with diabetes are really doing For the first time, the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index will be used to build the most complete picture yet of how diabetes affects Australian’s lives beyond clinical outcomes and health system costs, thanks to a partnership between Diabetes Australia, Deakin University, and the Australian Unity Support Foundation. Continue Reading
