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Signs and SymptomsAre you at Risk?type 1 diabetes Currently type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented. However, current research is exploring ways to stop the autoimmune reaction that destroys the insulin producing beta cells. We also know that certain features in the environment may trigger type 1 diabetes in some individuals who have a genetic predisposition, and may be responsible for the increase in type 1 diabetes over the past 30 years. Therefore, studies are looking at these other factors which may increase the risk in some people. Diabetes is a growing epidemic with nearly 25 per cent of the Australian population over 25 years being at risk of or already has diabetes. Symptomstype 1 The symptoms are often sudden and can be life threatening if not treated and they can include:
type 2 In type 2 diabetes, many people have no symptoms at all, while other signs can go unnoticed and mistaken as part of “getting older’. Common symptoms can include:
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