Diabetes

The Diabetes Australia website is at https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

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Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system.

Facts about diabetes

• 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. That’s one person every five minutes

• Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes. This includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (up to 500,000 estimated)

• More than 100,000 Australians have developed diabetes in the past year

• For every person diagnosed with diabetes there is usually a family member or carer who also ‘lives with diabetes’ every day in a support role. This means that an estimated 2.4 million Australians are affected by diabetes every day

• Total annual cost impact of diabetes in Australia estimated at $14.6 billion.

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 The NSW site has links to all the fact sheets from diabetes Australia and has an extensive recipes section with foods suitable for people living with diabetes.  https://diabetesnsw.com.au