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Evolution of the age-standardized prevalence of diabetes in Australia, from 1980 to 2014 [1].. An estimated 275 Australians develop diabetes every day. The 2005 Australian AusDiab Follow-up Study (Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study) showed that 1.7 million Australians have diabetes but that up to half of the cases of type 2 diabetes remain undiagnosed.
When diabetes is the cause, physicians typically recommend an anti-diabetic medication as treatment. From the perspective of the majority of patients, treatment with an old, well-understood diabetes drug such as metformin will be the safest, most effective, least expensive, and most comfortable route to managing the condition.
Diabetes Australia is the peak body for diabetes in Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation originally mandated as an extended support group for people with diabetes, but also invests in research, health services, provision of self–management products and services, public awareness programs, and the development of national policies about diabetes.
In May 2008, Diabetes Australia, the national body for diabetes awareness and prevention, told the House of Representatives that the cost of obesity on the country's health system in 2005 was an estimated A$25 billion (US$20 billion), [37] In August 2008, Diabetes Australia's estimation more than doubled to $58 billion (US$46 billion), this ...
Diabetes among Aboriginal people is apparent as early as 25 years of age. Approximately 18% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders over the age of 25 report having diabetes or high blood sugar levels. Rates of diabetes range from 5% for those in the 25-34 age bracket to 39% for those aged 55 years and over. [24]
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(A separate printable image is available for mass and molarity) Hormones predominate at the left part of the scale, shown with a red at ng/L or pmol/L, being in very low concentration. There appears to be the greatest cluster of substances in the yellow part (μg/L or nmol/L), becoming sparser in the green part (mg/L or μmol/L).
Diabetes is also more prominent in minority groups. For example, according to the American Diabetes Association the rates of diagnosed diabetes are 12.8% of Hispanics, 13.2% of Non-Hispanic blacks, 15.9% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives. While Non-Hispanic whites are 7.6% and only 9% of Asian Americans have diagnosed diabetes.
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