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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Australia could be reduced by programs targeting high-risk groups.
More than 2 million Australians, 11.4 per cent of the population, will have diabetes by 2025 if current trends continue, according to Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
However, modelling by the institute's researchers shows 220,000 fewer people would develop type 2 diabetes by 2025 if intensive diet and exercise programs targeted high-risk groups.
This would drop the prevalence of type 2 diabetes to 10 per cent of the population by 2025.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8464763
More than 2 million Australians, 11.4 per cent of the population, will have diabetes by 2025 if current trends continue, according to Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
However, modelling by the institute's researchers shows 220,000 fewer people would develop type 2 diabetes by 2025 if intensive diet and exercise programs targeted high-risk groups.
This would drop the prevalence of type 2 diabetes to 10 per cent of the population by 2025.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8464763