National Diabetes Register

The National Diabetes Register (NDR) is a database that collects information about people who use insulin as part of their treatment for diabetes.

It includes persons who began using insulin for management of diabetes since 1 January 1999, and who have consented to be included in the NDR. These include persons using insulin to manage Type 1, gestational and Type 2 diabetes. 

Objectives

The objectives of the NDR are to:

• Collect information about new cases of insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM);
• Monitor and report on the incidence of ITDM and Type 1 diabetes;
• Provide information to health service providers and planners at Commonwealth, State and local levels; and
• Assist in national diabetes monitoring.

Data sources

The NDR obtains information from two main data sources:

• the National Diabetes Services Scheme (administered by Diabetes Australia)
• the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG) State-based registers. The APEG registers collect information about young people (less than 15 years of age) with diabetes.

Latest results

• Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000–2009

• Diabetes, Australian Facts 2008
• Insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000–2007
• Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children 2000–2008
• Australia's Health 2010
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