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Diabetes is a long term chronic condition in which the body loses its ability to control the glucose level in the blood due to the ineffective use of insulin hormone in the pancreas which converts glucose into usable energy, therefore the sugar levels are too high (hyperglycaemia) or low(hypoglycemia) causing major problems such as fatigue. The main types of diabetes in Australia are type , type 2 and gestational diabetes.
Type 1:
Approximately 12% of people have this type that is usually in children or young adults. Type one is a lifelong automotive disease that is when the body produces minimal amounts of insulin accumulating dangerous chemicals from burning fats for energy causing a life threatening condition if not treated known as ‘ ketoacidosis’.
Type 2:
This type 2 diabetes have been extremely crucial as approximately 85% have this illness which mostly occurs within adults 50 years and over which is the most problematic in Australian society. People who suffer from type 2 produce insulin yet however cannot utilize it effectively or may not produce enough, yet however it can be largely preventable therefore the burden of disease can be reduce significantly, though protective factors such as healthy diet.
Gestational:
It is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy especially during their third trimester
Type 1:
Approximately 12% of people have this type that is usually in children or young adults. Type one is a lifelong automotive disease that is when the body produces minimal amounts of insulin accumulating dangerous chemicals from burning fats for energy causing a life threatening condition if not treated known as ‘ ketoacidosis’.
Type 2:
This type 2 diabetes have been extremely crucial as approximately 85% have this illness which mostly occurs within adults 50 years and over which is the most problematic in Australian society. People who suffer from type 2 produce insulin yet however cannot utilize it effectively or may not produce enough, yet however it can be largely preventable therefore the burden of disease can be reduce significantly, though protective factors such as healthy diet.
Gestational:
It is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy especially during their third trimester
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It is extremely important that we keep up to date with the rates and trends whether it is decreasing or increasing in order to see the pattern and predict the future rates so the government can try to prevent or reduce high rates that can cause negative consequences impacting all of the population such as high mortality/morbidity rates.
Diabetes affects 4% of the population in Australia around 999,000 people
This rate has constantly increased yet remained stable between 2007- 08 and 2011- 12
The following graph shows the prevalence in per cent of the whole population in Australia that have diabetes
This shows the Number of people with diagnosed diabetes in Australia between 2011–12
type 2 diabetes is much more higher than type 1 diabetes as it is usually associated with life style factors such as type of food intake therefore it is easier for people to have type 2 diabetes
type 2 diabetes is much more higher than type 1 diabetes as it is usually associated with life style factors such as type of food intake therefore it is easier for people to have type 2 diabetes
This table shows the prevalence of diabetes in age groups.
Approximately 95% of people with diabetes were aged 35 years+ and 50% were aged 65 years+, therefore prevalence increases with age
Approximately 95% of people with diabetes were aged 35 years+ and 50% were aged 65 years+, therefore prevalence increases with age
In the ratio of 3:1 a very high amount of indigenous people have diabetes in comparison to non indigenous people due to life style factors/ disadvantages such as socio-economic status.