Diabete Management

About Diabetes Management

Diabetes is a national health priority.

The number of people with type 2 diabetes is growing, most likely the result of rising overweight and obesity rates, lifestyle and dietary changes, and an ageing population. Within 20 years, the number of people in Australia with type 2 diabetes may increase from an estimated 870,000 in 2014, to more than 2.5 million.2 The most socially disadvantaged Australians are twice as likely to develop diabetes.

The early identification and optimal management of people with type 2 diabetes can significantly reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, kidney failure, limb amputations and vision loss that is associated with type 2 diabetes.

GPs hold the central healthcare provider role in managing type 2 diabetes, from identifying those at risk right through to caring for patients at the end of life.

For more information please call reception on: (02) 4937 9558.