Advice to the Government on the Development of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016–2020

The Australian Government based the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016–2020 on the framework provided in this report.

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Advice to the Government on the Development of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016–2020

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Diabetes is a growing burden on Australians’ health and health care. The cost of diabetes in Australia is about $14.6 billion every year.

The National Diabetes Strategy Advisory Group (NDSAG) has defined 7 goals that a national strategy should address:

  • reduce the number of people developing type 2 diabetes
  • encourage actions that will result in people detecting type 1 and 2 diabetes earlier
  • reduce the number of diabetes-related complications, and improve the quality of life for people with diabetes
  • reduce the impact of diabetes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • reduce the impact of diabetes for:
    • culturally and linguistically diverse people
    • older people
    • people living in rural and remote areas
  • reduce the impact of gestational diabetes and of type 1 or 2 diabetes in pregnant women
  • improve prevention and care

The NDSAG has also listed key actions that could help the government achieve these goals.

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