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Diabetes: Australian facts

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Last updated: 09 Feb 2023
Topic: Diabetes
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Diabetes: Australian facts, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 March 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). Diabetes: Australian facts. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes

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Diabetes: Australian facts. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 09 February 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Diabetes: Australian facts [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2023 Mar. 30]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2023, Diabetes: Australian facts, viewed 30 March 2023, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/diabetes/diabetes

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  • Contents

    • About
    • Summary
    • Introduction
    • What is diabetes?
    • Australian stories about living with diabetes
      • Alex's story
      • Lee's story
      • Claire's story
      • Steve's story
    • Diabetes risk factors
      • Impaired fasting glucose
      • High blood pressure
      • Dyslipidaemia
      • Overweight and obesity
      • Waist circumference
      • Inadequate fruit and/or vegetable intake
      • Insufficient physical activity
      • Smoking
    • How common is diabetes?
      • All diabetes
      • Type 1 diabetes
      • Type 2 diabetes
      • Gestational diabetes
    • Comorbidity of diabetes
    • Treatment and management
      • Primary health care
      • Hospitalisations
      • Emergency department presentations
      • Pathology
      • Medicine use
    • Impact of diabetes
      • Self-assessed health
      • Diabetes-related complications
      • Burden of diabetes
      • Diabetes deaths
      • Health system expenditure
    • Explore the data
    • Impact of COVID-19
    • Data gaps and opportunities
    • Data sources, methods and classifications
      • Data sources
      • Methods
      • Classifications
    • Acknowledgements
    • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Data
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Australian stories about living with diabetes

Alex's story

Alex was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in his late teens. Here he reflects on the importance of healthy eating, regular exercise and the use of technology to manage his condition and overall health and wellbeing.

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Lee's story

A routine eye examination led to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for Lee 6 years ago. Lifestyle changes have enabled Lee to control his blood glucose levels and have resulted in additional health benefits.

Read Lee's story

These case studies are based on interviews with persons living with diabetes. These personal accounts are not necessarily representative of the circumstances of others, but offer insights into the diversity of people’s experiences with diabetes.

Claire's story

Claire was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during both her second and third pregnancies. Careful monitoring of her condition resulted in healthy outcomes for both Claire and her babies.

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Steve's story

Newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, Steve shares some of the challenges he has faced in managing his condition and the importance of not delaying getting medical treatment.

Read Steve's story

Names and identifying characteristics have been changed. Images are not representative of individuals in the story.

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