Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
NEARLY 3000 Gladstone residents are living with diabetes, a condition requiring constant management, carrying the risk of serious complications including foot amputation, blindness and kidney failure.
The disease is an epidemic in regional Queensland, with the number of people developing the potentially fatal condition continuing to grow dramatically.
Diabetes Queensland CEO Michelle Trute said new research indicated the diabetes epidemic was a clear and present danger in Gladstone.
"Enough is enough. We need concerted action to address the diabetes epidemic that is wrecking lives and driving up health spending in regional communities.
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/diabetes-shock-gladstone-residents/1952426/
The disease is an epidemic in regional Queensland, with the number of people developing the potentially fatal condition continuing to grow dramatically.
Diabetes Queensland CEO Michelle Trute said new research indicated the diabetes epidemic was a clear and present danger in Gladstone.
"Enough is enough. We need concerted action to address the diabetes epidemic that is wrecking lives and driving up health spending in regional communities.
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/diabetes-shock-gladstone-residents/1952426/
