Reports The increasing prevalence of diabetes has resulted in the vital need for research, analysis and discussion into the disease. This has resulted in a number of positive outcomes including reports that are beneficial for educating and informing health professionals. National Reports 2023 Snapshot: Diabetes in Australia The diabetes epidemic is one of the largest and most complex health challenges Australia has ever faced. According to Diabetes Australia’s 2023 Snapshot: Diabetes in Australia report, released on World Diabetes Day, there are now approximately 1.5 million Australians (about 5.6% of the population) living with all types of diagnosed diabetes and registered with the NDSS. In the years ahead, we will see a growing number of people developing diabetes, as well as increases in the impact of diabetes-related complications and the costs associated with supporting people with diabetes. Now is the time to act decisively to reduce the impact of the diabetes epidemic, save lives and safeguard the sustainability of Australia’s health system. In order to change the trajectory and create a future where diabetes can do no harm, diabetes research must be at the forefront of our response to the diabetes epidemic. We must act to intervene early through a systematic approach to preventing type 2 diabetes. And we must ensure people living with diabetes are connected to the right care and have access to the technology and medicines they need to live long and live well. Read the full 2023 Snapshot: Diabetes in Australia report. Change the Future: Saving Lives by Better Detecting Diabetes-Related Kidney Disease (2023) This report highlights the cost and health impact of diabetes-related kidney disease in Australia. It calls for a national kidney disease screening program for people living with diabetes to support earlier detection to enable treatment early when it is most effective. Read the report. Change the Future: Reducing the Impact of Diabetes Epidemic (2022) The Change the Future report outlines the impact of the diabetes epidemic and identifies five priority areas for action. Heads Up on Diabetes and Stigma (2022) Heads Up on Diabetes and Stigma looks at the impact of stigma and judgment on people living with diabetes and outlines ways to reduce the stigma people experience. Diabetes in Schools Report (2017) The Diabetes in Schools was prepared as part of our advocacy for the Diabetes in Schools program. It called for a nationally consistent program and a more systematic approach to supporting children with diabetes at school and in child care. Diabetes – the “State of the Nation” Report (2016) Diabetes – the “State of the Nation” attempts to identify all substantive new diabetes policy commitments or actions undertaken by the Australian and State and Territory Governments in 2015-16. A Strategic Framework for Action – National Diabetes Strategy (2015) The National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group (NDSAG) prepared this Strategic Framework for Action to provide advice to the Australian Government as it develops its National Diabetes Strategy. The Economic Impact of Diabetic Macular Oedema in Australia (2015) 2015- The Deloitte Access Economics report ‘The Economic Impact of Diabetic Macular Oedema in Australia’ was commissioned and funded by Bayer Australia Ltd. The report is supported by Macular Disease Foundation Australia and Diabetes Australia. Insulin Pump Therapy in Australia – The Case for Action (2014) Insulin pump therapy can be life-changing and together with new technologies such as continuous glucose monitors, potentially life-saving for people with type 1 diabetes. Read the report. Diabetes Australia National Strategy and Action Plan (2013) The National Strategy and Action Plan was launched during National Diabetes Week in 2013 in the lead up to the 2013 Federal election. Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia 2012- Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia Comprehensive report on diabetes and the impact in Australia. The report recommends: Increased understanding of the economic, and societal seriousness of diabetes and its complications, and of the escalating costs to individuals, families, workplaces, society and governments Sustained, nationally consistent programs to prevent, detect and manage diabetes in Australia. Funding for quality treatment is available and accessible to all to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes and its complications International Reports The World Health Organization Global Report on Diabetes, launched on World Health Day 7 April 2016 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas seventh edition (2015)