Metformin – The marvellous survivor!
Metformin was first formulated in 1922. But unlike many drugs of the same era which have fallen by the wayside, it has endured, or indeed, thrived. What is so great about the #1 most prescribed medication for the management of Type 2 diabetes?
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Driving and your health
The national transport Commission and Austroads have recently revised national medical standards for driver licensing. Click here for a fact sheet for details. |
More Australians using insulin to manage diabetes
 Over 220,000 Australians began using insulin to treat diabetes between 2000 and 2009, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The new web-based report, Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2000–2009, shows that 77% of these people had Type 2 diabetes, 12% had gestational diabetes and 10% had Type 1 diabetes. The remaining 1% had other types of diabetes.
Online report: Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000–2009 |
Education Sessions you might be interested in
Heart Health & Diabetes
Dr Elaine Pretorius
Elaine is the Medical Head of Diabetes and Endocrinology services, Endocrinologist and General Physician at the Lyell McEwin Hospital. Elaine will explore the relationship between diabetes and heart disease including its prevention and management.
Kerryn Eades
Accredited Practising Dietitian Kerryn will explain the important aspects of healthy eating that can help minimise your risk of heart disease.
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Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia
A report recently released by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, entitled 'Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia', has prompted some of Australia's leading research and consumer advocacy groups to demand a renewed focus from the federal government on the health issue.
'What is critical now is for us to take urgent responsibility and act firmly and fast to contain the significant burden our younger generations and children are set to endure,' according to Associate Professor Shaw the reports lead author.
'The battle against diabetes requires concerted efforts on a number of fronts - strategies to slow down the rapidly rising number of those developing the disease and ensuring those living with diabetes are able to manage this insidious condition effectively.
'We must also do everything we can to fully understand diabetes via research.'
The report says 275 Australians are diagnosed with diabetes every day, which can result in visual impairment, kidney disease or limb amputation.
Report released March 14 2012. To view the report click here. |
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Why sit when you can stand?
Overweight office workers, drivers and call centre staff who sit for long periods could improve their health by simply breaking up their sitting time with frequent activity breaks according to new research by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
In a controlled laboratory environment that mimicked the typical patterns of desk-bound office workers, participants who interrupted their sitting time with regular activity breaks, showed up to 30 per cent improvement in the body's response to a meal containing glucose. The good news is that the improvements were seen even with light-intensity activity, which is the equivalent of strolling.
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