New research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the number of people known to have diabetes in Australia has tripled in the past two decades.
"People tend to blame and shame people for developing diabetes," she said.Ms Scibilia said even beyond the stigma, living with diabetes was demanding and could often contribute to mental health issues.
According to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare , the number of people known to have diabetes in Australia tripled to more than 1.3 million between 2000 and 2020. But AIHW spokesman Richard Juckes said the increase in diagnoses could be attributed to a better understanding of the condition."Ninety per cent of diabetes is type 2 diabetes, which is the slow onset one that mostly affects older people. That's the main driver of the growth," he said.
Mr Juckes said almost 64,000 people were diagnosed with diabetes each year, an average of 175 diagnoses a day, excluding gestational diabetes.
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