How often should you have a type 2 diabetes test?
Type 2 diabetes is one of the great health challenges of our time, with 1.2 million people currently living with diabetes in Australia, a fu
Report: 9% of women in Australia will develop gestational diabetes, complications
A recently released report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says 10% of Australian pregnancies are affected by dia
Not just a body issue: how diabetes impacts the mind
Most people tend to associate diabetes health problems with the body, and of course they’re right, but we often forget that the mind, or t
5 health tests to start 2019 on the right footing
It’s at this time of the year, often much close to the stroke of midnight on December 31st, that people start thinking about their new yea
Diabetes: a looming health & economic wrecking ball
Since 1980, two concerning health conditions have climbed significantly: obesity and type 2 diabetes. The figures on diabetes are particular
Is health in the western world at the bottom of a nasty J-curve?
For most of human history one of the major threats to a long life was scarcity: in particular scarcity of food and medicine. Hunger and dise
“Early screening saved me” – and now Jaybee educates others on the risks of diabetes
NSW resident, Jaybee Serrano celebrated his 34th birthday talking about diabetes screening at Australian Parliament House.
His last year
Politicians roll up their sleeves in Canberra as Diabetes Australia calls for wider blood testing to arrest Australian diabetes epidemic
Usually when politicians roll up their sleeves in Canberra it involves some form of parliamentary fisticuffs, but recently Parliament House
Everything you need to know about urine tests
Hardly a week goes by without another story about a “simple” blood test that can do everything from diagnosing 8 types of cancer to pred
