DIABETES FACTS

• More than three million Australians have diabetes or are at risk of diabetes
• One person is diagnosed every 5.5 minutes
• The rate of Type 1 diabetes increased by 30% in kids under 15, over the past 10 years (Ref. AIHW 2010)
• Type 2 diabetes costs Australia $3 billion a year
• People with diabetes are twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease (heart disease or stroke)
• Once you are diagnosed, diabetes is with you for life and there is no cure!