Diabetes topics
Diabetes basics
Click on the links below to learn all about your diabetes and to find the answers to common questions about diabetes.
Animation: carbohydrate digestion
See how your body digests carbohydrates to make glucose, and view insulin's role in using the glucose for energy.
Animation: type 1 diabetes
View our animation of what happens to glucose in your body when you have type 1 diabetes.
Animation: type 2 diabetes
View our animation of what goes wrong in your body when you have type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes in Australia
Fast facts and statistics about diabetes - the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia.
Diabetes: huge numbers of Aussies may have undiagnosed diabetes
Large numbers of Australians may have undiagnosed diabetes, Melbourne study suggests, signalling further problems for the health system.
Diabetes: what you need to know
Diabetes is a condition in which the body fails to make enough of a hormone called insulin.
National Diabetes Week
The goal of National Diabetes Week is to educate the Australian community about type 2 diabetes, the risk factors for this disease and how it can be prevented.
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and destroys them.
Type 1 diabetes: FAQs
Type 1 diabetes FAQs such as can you catch it, can you reduce the risk of getting it, etc.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance and often goes hand in hand with obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Type 2 diabetes: FAQs
Type 2 represents 85-90 per cent of all cases of diabetes.
Vitamin D helps stall pre-diabetes
Vitamin D status may be important in preventing early metabolic changes that can lead to diabetes in healthy older adults.
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes; the 2009-2013 theme is diabetes education and prevention.
See how your body digests carbohydrates to make glucose, and view insulin's role in using the glucose for energy.
Animation: type 1 diabetes
View our animation of what happens to glucose in your body when you have type 1 diabetes.
Animation: type 2 diabetes
View our animation of what goes wrong in your body when you have type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes in Australia
Fast facts and statistics about diabetes - the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia.
Diabetes: huge numbers of Aussies may have undiagnosed diabetes
Large numbers of Australians may have undiagnosed diabetes, Melbourne study suggests, signalling further problems for the health system.
Diabetes: what you need to know
Diabetes is a condition in which the body fails to make enough of a hormone called insulin.
National Diabetes Week
The goal of National Diabetes Week is to educate the Australian community about type 2 diabetes, the risk factors for this disease and how it can be prevented.
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and destroys them.
Type 1 diabetes: FAQs
Type 1 diabetes FAQs such as can you catch it, can you reduce the risk of getting it, etc.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance and often goes hand in hand with obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Type 2 diabetes: FAQs
Type 2 represents 85-90 per cent of all cases of diabetes.
Vitamin D helps stall pre-diabetes
Vitamin D status may be important in preventing early metabolic changes that can lead to diabetes in healthy older adults.
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign for diabetes; the 2009-2013 theme is diabetes education and prevention.
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