Diabetes
Diabetes is Australia's fastest growing chronic disease. Find out about diabetes risk factors, prevention, diabetes symptoms and treatments. Take the type 2 diabetes risk test and learn how to take care of yourself if you have diabetes.
Diabetes is Australia's fastest growing chronic disease. Find out about diabetes risk factors, prevention, diabetes symptoms and treatments. Take the type 2 diabetes risk test and learn how to take care of yourself if you have diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. It is different from havi
Urine glucose monitoring was previously used to monitor glucose (sugar) levels in diabetes, but
View our animation of what goes wrong in your body when you have type 2 diabetes.
Sexual problems as a result of having diabetes can affect both men and women. Find out about the cau
There are a variety of types of insulin and ways to give it, including injections, pens and pumps. Y
Diabetes increases the risk of eye problems such as diabetic retinopathy, macular oedema, cataracts
Keeping track of your blood glucose level is an important part of managing diabetes. See how to chec
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition that can occur as a complication of diabetes. Peo
Diabetic nephropathy refers to kidney problems which result from diabetes mellitus.
The feet and legs are common sites for complications in people with diabetes, and for this reason go
When you have diabetes you need to take very good care of your feet to prevent serious complications
Tablets used to treat type 2 diabetes are known as oral hypoglycaemics or antihyperglycaemics. They
Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance and often goes hand in hand with obesity, hig
Insulin is a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels. Made by the pancreas, ins
Hypoglycaemia is a condition in which there is an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. It&#
Hyperglycaemia means too much sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. For someone with diabetes it means
Eating more berries may significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, possibly due to
High-fat foods can improve insulin resistance if they are plant-based and eaten instead of animal fa
Insulin has no long-term benefit in type 2 diabetes, according to a large combined analysis of trial
A weight loss of 11% of body weight in an obese person can reverse pre-diabetes, where a person has
Butter may be mildly protective of developing diabetes, a combined analysis of several studies
Australians newly diagnosed with diabetes are not having recommended eye examinations until 3 years
Eating a diet rich in healthy plant foods, such as fruit and vegetables, substantially reduces
People with type 2 diabetes undergoing bariatric surgery are considerably more likely to exper
Intensive therapy to lower blood sugar levels has had the side effect of more than halving the risk
New international diabetes guidelines are going to recommend bariatric surgery for most obese people
People with higher fitness levels are less likely to develop diabetes, a study over 20 years has fou
Regular wine consumption not only reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, it is more protective than ei
