New tech helps kids with diabetes

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The latest technology is helping kids with diabetes keep an eye on their blood sugar levels.

There are at least 29,000 kids in the country who have type 1 diabetes.

It means their body doesn't keep track of the amount of sugar in their blood and if it's not monitored it can be quite dangerous.

But a device that plugs into a computer is giving a big helping hand in working out whether blood sugar levels are high or low.

Hayley's been to find out more.