{"id":103760,"date":"2015-04-22T15:26:13","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T05:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=103760"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T05:01:06","slug":"diabetes-up-13pc-in-south-burnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/04\/22\/diabetes-up-13pc-in-south-burnett\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Up 13pc In South Burnett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diabetes Queensland CEO Michelle Trute says more than 186,000 Queenslanders are known to be living with Type 2 diabetes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 22, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Figures released this week by Diabetes Queensland show the number of South Burnett residents living with Type 2 diabetes has risen 13 per cent over the past two years, higher than the State average of 10 per cent.<\/p>\n

In 2013 there were 1534 South Burnett Regional Council area residents registered with the National Diabetes Services Scheme. This year, the figure has risen to 1731.<\/p>\n

In contrast, within the Cherbourg Aboriginal Council area, there were 91 residents registered in 2013 and 100 in 2015 – a 10 per cent rise.<\/p>\n

However, the percentage of total Cherbourg residents with diabetes would be much larger than the percentage of South Burnett residents because of the much smaller population base.<\/p>\n

The diabetes increase also varies across the South Burnett’s adjoining shires.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Residents in the North Burnett Regional Council area area are faring much better, with only a 9 per cent increase, from 409 to 444.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What Is
\nType 2
\nDiabetes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle condition where the body still produces some insulin but it may not be enough to keep blood glucose levels within a healthy range.<\/p>\n

The risk for Type 2 diabetes is higher if you:<\/strong><\/p>\n