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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 >>

Increasing Toll from Diabetes is Frightening

Friday, 17 November 2006, 9:44 am | Diabetes New Zealand

The destructive impact of diabetes on individuals, families, communities and whole populations is the clear message Murray Dear, President of Diabetes New Zealand, has brought back from the “Diabetes in Indigenous People’s Forum” which he ... More >>

Increasing Toll from Diabetes is Frightening

Thursday, 16 November 2006, 5:21 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

The destructive impact of diabetes on individuals, families, communities and whole populations is the clear message Murray Dear, President of Diabetes New Zealand, has brought back from the “Diabetes in Indigenous People’s Forum” which he ... More >>

Diabetes NZ Welcomes Obesity Package

Friday, 22 September 2006, 2:18 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

Diabetes New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s $67 million ‘Mission-On’ package of initiatives to fight obesity. “Diabetes NZ has been calling for action to confront the obesity epidemic and Type 2 diabetes for years and the Mission-On ... More >>

Stronger and More Direct Diabetes Policies

Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 4:39 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

Today, in its submission to the Health Select Committee’s Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Inquiry, Diabetes New Zealand insisted that all people at high risk of diabetes should be screened. Diabetes New Zealand also called for adequate diabetes treatment and ... More >>

Self Management is the Key to Diabetes

Friday, 12 May 2006, 5:09 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

The Government inquiry into obesity has brought Diabetes into the centre of public attention in ways that we have never before seen said Diabetes New Zealand President Murray Dear at the opening of the Association’s annual conference in Christchurch ... More >>

New posters on diabetes risks

Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 8:55 am | Diabetes New Zealand

Maori and Pacific Island people account for 32 percent of diabetes-related lower leg amputations, but the majority of these amputations are preventable if sufferers take special care of their feet. To alert these groups to the dangers, Diabetes New ... More >>

NZers lose limbs unnecessarily to diabetes

Monday, 21 November 2005, 11:33 am | Diabetes New Zealand

With Diabetes Awareness Week beginning tomorrow (Tuesday 22 November), Diabetes New Zealand is calling for action to bring about a significant reduction in the number of diabetes related lower limb amputations. “At present, the number of amputations ... More >>

Diabetes Day: Call for Diabetes Balanced Scorecard

Monday, 14 November 2005, 9:52 am | Diabetes New Zealand

Monday 14 November is World Diabetes Day and Diabetes New Zealand is calling for all District Health Boards (DHBs) to implement a diabetes balanced scorecard. This follows the results of a pilot scorecard survey of five DHBs identifying gaps in ... More >>

Diabetes NZ joins call for change at Pharmac

Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:35 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

Diabetes New Zealand has joined with United Future leader, Peter Dunne, and other health advocacy organisations, in calling for changes to Pharmac and improved access to health medicines and products for New Zealanders. More >>

Tobacco Control Report: What can be learnt?

Monday, 15 November 2004, 11:18 am | Diabetes New Zealand

We would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by several agencies and individuals during the development of this report: the World Health Organization, in particular staff from the Manila and Fiji offices (Max de Courten, Gauden Galea), Deakin University ... More >>

Tobacco Control Policy provides a model

Monday, 15 November 2004, 11:16 am | Diabetes New Zealand

A combination of Government regulation and public education for the control of obesity is required, similar to the successful tobacco control policy says a new report released today by Diabetes New Zealand, to coincide with World Diabetes Day. More >>

Fight Obesity, Prevent Diabetes

Monday, 15 November 2004, 11:05 am | Diabetes New Zealand

In recent years World Diabetes Day has focused on complications of diabetes such as cardiovascular disease, eye disease and kidney disease. This year we are concentrating on one of the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes: obesity. Our campaign slogan ... More >>

Needed: One Billion Dollars to Fight Fat

Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 12:09 am | Diabetes New Zealand

A report released today by Diabetes New Zealand (DNZ) and Fight the Obesity Epidemic (FOE) shows that a Fat Tax is viable and justifiable. More >>

How A Fat Tax Can Help Fight Obesity

Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 12:04 am | Diabetes New Zealand

In 1976, a report from the Royal College of Physicians, London, suggested that “Obesity is a hazard to health and a detriment to wellbeing. It is common enough to constitute one of the most important medical and public health problems of our time, whether ... More >>

Diabetes And Obesity: Urgent Action Needed

Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:26 am | Diabetes New Zealand

URGENT action is needed to avert a global public health crisis, a new report from international diabetes and obesity organisations warns today. More >>

Int Diabetes welcomes adoption of WHO Strategy

Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:25 am | Diabetes New Zealand

The International Diabetes Federation welcomes adoption of WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health More >>

Diabetes New Zealand elects new President

Wednesday, 19 May 2004, 4:24 pm | Diabetes New Zealand

Diabetes New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of Murray Dear as President. He was elected at the Diabetes New Zealand Annual Conference earlier this month. He has been actively involved with the Waikato Diabetes Society for a number of years, ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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