Physically Active Lifestyles
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Young Children (Birth- 5 Years)
Children (5- 12 years) and Youth (12-18 years)
Adults (18- 65 years)
Elderly (65+ years)
Overweight People (all ages)
Type 2 Diabetes
Signs and symptoms
Statistics
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Statistics Facts
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.
280 Australians develop the disease daily
Over 100,000 Australians developed the disease in the past year
Currently over 1.1 million Australians have some sort of diabetes
Indigenous Australians are 3 times more likely to have type 2 diabetes compared with non-Indigenous Australians
Up to 58% of cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented
For every person diagnosed with diabetes there is usually a family member or carer who also ‘lives with diabetes’ every day in a support role