Diabetic Health Clinic Newsletter 3/8/2015

Just how popular is type 2 diabetes?

Greetings,

This week we have a look at just how popular type 2 diabetes actually is. Strange question? It very well might be, however the situation is now at a critical levels. The costs of the disease are reaching unimaginable levels and that is to mention the personal costs, for every type two diabetes sufferer. Here are some very hard hitting statistics.

• 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. That’s one person every five minutes. Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes. This includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (up to 500,000 estimated).
• More than 100,000 Australians have developed diabetes in the past year. For every person diagnosed with diabetes there is usually a family member or carer who also ‘lives with diabetes’ every day in a support role. This means that an estimated 2.4 million Australians are affected by diabetes every day.
• Total annual cost impact of diabetes in Australia estimated at $14.6 billion.

Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, increasing at a faster rate than other chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. All types of diabetes are increasing in prevalence.

• Type 1 diabetes accounts for 10% of all diabetes and is increasing.
• Type 2 diabetes accounts for 85% of all diabetes and is increasing.
• Gestational diabetes in pregnancy is increasing.

If you want to see a picture of just how popular type 2 diabetes has become, have a look at the graph below which shows how prescriptions for medications that control blood sugar levels are being claimed. The trajectory is in an very strong upward direction.

Do you have type 2 diabetes? It now seems that almost everyone is at risk.

Now is your chance to be a part of a structured program that is proven to modify your lifestyle to one the ensures that you absolutely minimise your risk and if you have type 2 diabetes. The good news is that this lifestyle for many people who have been diagnosed with the disease, ensures that blood sugars return to normal healthy levels.

Register today for our brand new conference call / on-line program. This program means that to attend you will call a local number in your country and while we are running the sessions on the phone in a group format, you will see all the visual content on your computer. Throughout the program you will be entering data in the on-line workbook. The data will be graphed so you will be able to visually see the improvements that you are making to your health.

The program will commence on September the 23rd of 2015 at 7.30pm Brisbane or AEST and is absolutely FREE to join.

Our question is what are you waiting for?

To do something very special for your life and to register for the program click this link.

This week we added the following items to our web site:

New Study:

• Diabetes is out of control! A new study shows that 1 in 3 older American diabetics are out of control and medicine is not sure what to do. This is a critical situation as many will loose limbs, kidneys, livers, eyesight and ultimately experience an early death.
  Click this link now to read about the study.

Infographics:

• Margarine when it was made was thought be be the best thing since sliced bread! It turns out to be a disaster and they still sell it. Just goes to show how powerful the food companies are. Click here to see why you should not put this stuff in your mouth.

Kind Regards,

Joanne & Peter Pratt.