Hume Health Diabetes
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a long term (chronic) condition in which blood glucose levels become too high because the body produces little or no insulin, or cannot use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps the body to use glucose (a type of sugar) for energy.
There are three main types of diabetes, all with different causal mechanisms:
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Gestational Diabetes
Quick Facts
- Hume Region has a population of 245,550 and it is estimated that there are at least 18,000 people living with diabetes of some form.
- Between 2 and 3,000 of these people have Type 1 diabetes and half of these will have been diagnosed as juvenile diabetes before the age of 18.
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Related Links
- Better Health - Health and medical information for consumers, quality assured by the Victorian government (Australia)
- Diabetes Australia - Diabetes Australia is a national federated body comprised of state and territory organisations supporting people with diabetes and those professional and research bodies, particularly concerned with the treatment and prevention of diabetes.
- Diabetes Australia - Victorian Branch - Since 1953 Diabetes Australia – Vic has been the peak consumer body and leading charity representing all people affected by diabetes and those at risk.
- Juvenile Diabetes Resource Foundation - The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the world's largest charitable supporter of type 1 diabetes research, investing more than $150 million per year into the search to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.