Raising awareness of diabetes

摘要

According to dr gary deed, the president of Diabetes Australia, an estimated 1,040,000 Australians currently have diabetes and the number is expected to rise to 1.7 million Australians by 2010. Around half of them are unaware of their condition.rnThere are two types of diabetes:rn1. type 1 diabetes where the pancreas cannot produce insulinrn2. type 2 diabetes where the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to satisfy the body's requirements (a condition known as insulin resistance).