Diabetes

Five patients with type 1 diabetes have already been dosed as part of a trial testing an experimental new drug, including mum-of-two Caecilie Wickstroem Giralde.

The drug, given as an injection under the skin, combines fragments of a protein found in the beta cells of people with type 1 diabetes and vitamin D to calm the immune response.

A total 6.6 per cent of Australians over the age of 18 have diabetes — an increase of 1.5 per cent when compared to a decade ago.

The CSIRO says the average Australian's diet is likely to get worse within five years, hurting our health and the taxpayers' purse. So what is standing in the way of better eating?

People on Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonist drugs commonly report they no longer have constant, incessant thoughts about food. This is how the drugs work.

Aboriginal women with type 2 diabetes take control of their health, with spectacular results, during a trial of group medical appointments on the New South Wales south coast.

Patients like Melanie Moor have to draw their own blood several times a day to check their glucose levels. There is an easier option — but few can afford it.

A nationwide shortage of Ozempic has left people living with type 2 diabetes without access to the drug, especially in the NT and regional areas.

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A range of supplements from cinnamon to chromium claim to improve metabolism and lower blood sugar levels. What's the evidence for them?

Kilvington Grammar and the organiser of a school trip have both apologised in court for the death of a diabetic 16-year-old student in 2019.

Online scammers are exploiting the faces and names of real Australian doctors to sell dietary supplements and peddle harmful medical advice, putting patients' health at risk.

The Garbutt Magpies in Townsville has switched to serving only water alongside healthy food at its Friday night activities for local children, measuring the effects for a type 2 diabetes prevention study.

Five people died when the car of diabetic William Swale crashed into an outdoor eating area when he had a hypoglycaemic episode. 

A court hears prosecution could "never" prove its case against Mount Macedon man William Swale, accused of killing five people when he drove into the outdoor beer garden of a Daylesford pub in November last year.

Many of the risk factors for dementia – being female, growing older and the genetic lottery — cannot be avoided. But research is uncovering a growing list of ways to cut your risk.

We all know the pain of a blaring alarm clock after a late night, but sleep deprivation does more than just bring our mood down. This is what happens when you consistently short change yourself of a good night's rest.

Politicians regularly trade blows about ambulance ramping, elective surgery waiting lists, and maternity care. But little is being debated about preventative health.

Despite diabetes rates higher than the state average, local doctors are warning that public facilities do not have the capacity or resources to provide basic dialysis treatments to every patient. 

Kate Willis was just 11-weeks-old when doctors diagnosed her with cystic fibrosis, but new treatments mean she's now thriving in adulthood.