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1 YOU’RE
NOT ALONE
About 280 Aussies develop
diabetes every day – one
person every five minutes.
And for every four people
diagnosed, someone else
is living with diabetes but
doesn’t know. The longer
diabetes goes undiagnosed,
the more it can impact
your overall health.2 IT'S YOUR MOVE
Continuing or starting
regular physical activity will
help lower your short- and
long-term BGLs and can
also help certain diabetes
medications work more
effectively. Plus, along with
a healthy diet, losing weight- as little as 5 per cent of
your body weight – can also
have a positive impact.
3 WE’RE HERE
Wondering where to start?
Combined with advice
from your healthcare team,
you’ve made a great first
step. In this (and every!)
issue of Diabetic Living,
you’ll find practical, helpful
advice, expert responses
to questions that might
sound familiar and a whole
heap of healthy recipes. ■Take this
to heart
TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 ...
What’s the difference?
- Typ e 1 is an auto-immune condition
caused by a combination of genetics and
unknown factors. It accounts for 10 per
cent of all diabetes, and occurs when the
body’s immune system destroys the cells
in the pancreas that produce insulin, the
hormone that’s vital for converting glucose
into energy. People living with type 1
diabetes need to use insulin to reduce the
level of glucose circulating in their blood. - Typ e 2 is caused by a combination of
genetics and lifestyle factors. It accounts
for 85-90 per cent of all diabetes, and is
a progressive condition where the body
becomes resistant to the normal effects of
insulin, or where the pancreas slowly
loses its ability to produce
enough of the hormone- both of which leave
too much glucose
in the blood.
Lifestyle
modifications or
medication (and
sometimes both)
are used to manage
type 2 diabetes.
- both of which leave
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