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New Zealand in grips of "silent" diabetes epidemic
Monday, 14 November 2011, 11:59 am | Diabetes New Zealand
Sometimes referred to as a 'silent' assassin, diabetes is at crisis levels. Of high income countries, New Zealand has the fourth highest rate of diabetes. Over 200,000 New Zealanders have diabetes, and every day 40 more people are diagnosed. More >>
District Health Boards Fail To Respond To Diabetes Epidemic
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 12:59 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes Awareness Week made a promising start with over 40 MPs (including Tony Ryall, Minister of Health) and 100-150 parliamentary staff attending a blood glucose testing and diabetes awareness event in parliament but, as Awareness week comes to an end, ... More >>
Political Leaders Tested for Diabetes
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 9:43 am | Diabetes New Zealand
Today, November 16th 2009, Members of Parliament from the National Party, Maori Party, Green Party and Labour Party including Tony Ryall and Pita Sharples were tested for diabetes in Parliament. The event was attended by over 100 parliamentarians and the ... More >>
Politicians Unite In The Fight Against Diabetes
Monday, 15 November 2010, 12:25 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes is New Zealand’s biggest health problems and one of the National Government’s top six health targets affecting over 210,000 people in New Zealand (most are undiagnosed) More >>
Diabetes New Zealand appoints New Chief Executive
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 12:57 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes New Zealand has appointed Joe Asghar as its new chief executive, effective from 31 May 2010. More >>
The Don asks: ‘Can you see your feet?’
Friday, 14 August 2009, 10:05 am | Diabetes New Zealand
“If you can’t see your feet while leaning slightly backwards upright, you will die prematurely from Type 2 diabetes,” says Professor Sir Don Beaven, eminent Christchurchdiabetologist. “Any extra fat can trigger Type 2 diabetes, our worst pandemic.” An emeritus ... More >>
Pacific New Zealanders battle against obesity
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 12:57 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Food is central to all Pacific cultures, which is why Diabetes New Zealand is concerned about the findings of the Obesity Action Coalition report: Food Security for Pacific Peoples in New Zealand More >>
Diabetes New Zealand's 47th Birthday
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 10:27 am | Diabetes New Zealand
“Have your cake” says Diabetes New Zealanddietician Alison Pask, “but don’t have enough cake for two.” More >>
Christmas waistlines
Friday, 19 December 2008, 2:26 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Gobble, gobble, gobble! The season of fine food, wines, men in red suits and over-eating is upon us. More >>
Diabetes – Now It’s Attacking Our Children
Monday, 17 November 2008, 12:17 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
It’s stealing years from our life expectancy, it's changing our families, and now it’s attacking our children - some as young as eight. It is Type 2 diabetes. New estimates indicate 500 young people aged between 10 and 18 years have the disease ... More >>
The Future for Management of Diabetes is Bleak
Friday, 14 November 2008, 3:59 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
There will be little in the way of healthy futures for people with diabetes says president of Diabetes New Zealand, Mike Smith, following the release of the Government’s Health Targets report for 2007/08, today. More >>
Diabetes Goes Blue for our Children
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 9:34 am | Diabetes New Zealand
The New Brighton Pier in Christchurch will be the first landmark lit blue to mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November, followed by hundreds of other monuments throughout the world in this year’s vigil, which is themed around the impact of diabetes on ... More >>
Type 2 Diabetes Continues to Rise
Friday, 17 October 2008, 3:47 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes New Zealand has today released the 2008 update on its prognosis for Type 2 Diabetes and it doesn’t make good reading, says President Mike Smith. More >>
Diabetes NZ Auckland Celebrates 50 years
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 9:40 am | Diabetes New Zealand
Next month, Diabetes NZ Auckland will celebrate its golden anniversary with a gala dinner and auction to help raise essential funds for a condition that already affects around 60,000 Auckland families. More >>
Long-term initiative from Western Pacific Congress
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 9:57 am | Diabetes New Zealand
One of the successes from the recent International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Western Pacific Region Congress held in Wellington has been the launch of Parliamentarians for Diabetes in the Western Pacific Region More >>
Huge international interest in NZ Congress
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 11:51 am | Diabetes New Zealand
The current number of delegates registered for the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Congress in Wellington, New Zealand, from 30 March to 2 April is now over 1,700. This makes the Congress one of the biggest health-related conferences ... More >>
Timelines needed for QIP
Friday, 22 February 2008, 12:36 am | Diabetes New Zealand
Diabetes New Zealand welcomes the release of the national Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Quality Improvement Plan. The national organisation for people affected by diabetes agrees with the Ministry of Health that this is an important step towards ... More >>
More family funding needed for Type 1 diabetes
Monday, 19 November 2007, 10:11 am | Diabetes New Zealand
Following the Australian government’s recent pledge of increased funding to support a national insulin pump grants programme for Australian children with Type 1 diabetes, Diabetes New Zealand and Diabetes Youth New Zealand are calling for greater funding ... More >>
Diabetes Epidemic Intensifies
Saturday, 5 May 2007, 3:50 pm | Diabetes New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE 5 May 2007 Diabetes Epidemic Intensifies Diabetes New Zealand is predicting that the cost of the type 2 diabetes epidemic to the health sector will reach $1.6 billion a year by 2021 which will consume an estimated 15% of Vote Health. Currently ... More >>
Diabetes NZ Urges Vigilance in Oral Health
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 10:13 am | Diabetes New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE Embargoed until Tuesday 21st November 2006 Diabetes NZ Urges Vigilance in Oral Health Diabetes New Zealand is this week highlighting the significance of oral health in reducing the risk of diabetes complications, as part of Diabetes Awareness ... More >>
