Ms Kusu lives with type 1 diabetes.
The nurse, from Thursday Island, completed her studies remotely through JCU’s Thursday Island centre and plans to use her new knowledge of diabetes to help her community.
“My plan was to specialise in diabetes when I graduated as a nurse as I am living with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes is very prevalent in the Torres Strait,” she said.
“Studying diabetes education was also a personal journey for me to find out how best to manage my own diabetes, which has been a struggle while living in a remote community.
“I thought I could be helpful for my people here.”
She said education was key for reducing the rates of diabetes in the Torres Strait and other remote regions.
“Fresh produce is expensive in remote areas and not as readily available, which makes it more difficult to eat the way you should,” she said.
Reproduced from The Cairns Post http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/shirleys-gaining-of-wisdom-a-personal-triumph-and-an-invaluable-asset-for-thursday-islanders/news-story/28fb91e8d79117979385d030b92c627b
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