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Major health orgs applaud NSW Health kicking the sugar habit
An alliance of Australia’s leading health and community organisations has congratulated NSW Health for announcing it will phase out sugary drinks from all of its facilities in the next six months as part of its Healthy Choices in Health Facilities policy.
CEO of Diabetes Australia, Greg Johnson said it was important for health facilities to lead by example and provide healthier options for patients, staff and visitors.
New research suggests a bigger type 2 diabetes risk from sugary drinks
New research shows that sugary drinks sold in Australia have over 20 per cent more glucose compared to those sold in the United States.
The research from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute compared the sugar content of sugary drinks in Australia, Europe and the U.S. The higher proportion of glucose relate to different sweeteners used in sugary drinks (sugar cane in Australia, corn syrup in the US and sugar beet in Europe).
Research to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in the Northern Territory
Dr Renae Kirkham, Senior research officer from Menzies School of Health Research is using a Diabetes Australia Research Program grant, to better understand how diabetes impacts the pregnancies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
Dr Kirkham works for the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership and is involved in evaluating models of care for diabetes in pregnancy across the Northern Territory.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians with diabetes at risk of eye damage and blindness
Latest figures reveal 1.25 million Australians have known diabetes with an additional 108,000 Australians diagnosed with diabetes in just the past 12 months.
The figures have prompted renewed calls from Diabetes Australia for people with diabetes to have regular eye checks.
New research could help treat heart disease
One of the major complications associated with type 2 diabetes is cardiovascular disease. In fact, the risk of heart disease more than doubles for someone with type 2 diabetes.
This is why the Diabetes Australia Research Trust is supporting Associate Professor Rebecca Ritchie from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in her research into new treatments that will help treat heart disease for people with diabetes.