Obesity is a chronic health condition affecting nearly a third of Australians. As a risk factor for illness and death it’s second only to smoking. Holding excess weight has been linked to 30 diseases [...]
A new drug to treat Type 2 Diabetes has been approved by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration and is now available in Australian pharmacies. Australia now joins the US, the EU and Canada in offering [...]
No man is an island, but every human body is a multiverse containing hundreds of worlds and thousands of different species. This inner environment is known as the human microbiome. No guts, no glory [...]
Australia is experiencing a shortage of Ozempic also known as semaglutide. This shortage is impacting many patients with type 2 diabetes who can’t get access to this extremely effective glucose-lowering drug. What is Ozempic? [...]
A high blood glucose (sugar) level first thing in the morning can be very confusing. Especially if you have been taking your diabetes medication and following your dietary plan. Here we explain some of the [...]
Every 5 minutes, one person is diagnosed with diabetes in Australia. That’s 280 more people with diabetes every day. Around 1.2 million Australians have diabetes. Around half a million more Australians are estimated to have [...]
Most people with diabetes understand how important it is to manage their blood glucose levels. This is because poor control of glucose levels can lead to a number of serious problems. These problems can be [...]
