A dedicated research stream leveraging the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index to improve the wellbeing of people with diabetes.

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This initiative aims to uncover and address the everyday challenges faced by people living with diabetes through a national, data-driven and lived-experience informed research program. This initiative is part of a broader strategic partnership between Diabetes Australia and the Australian Unity Support Foundation to relieve the suffering experienced by people living with, or at risk of, diabetes, including physical, psychological, social and financial hardship.

Project timeline: 2026-2029

Project leads

Dr Kate Lycett Senior Lecturer
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Professor Craig Olsson Deakin Distinguished Professor and Director, Deakin Lifespan Institute
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Georgie Frykberg Project Manager
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