Media Centre 

 

Welcome to the Diabetes Tasmania Media Centre.

 

The area is designed to make available the latest media releases, images, logos and other relevant information to media outlets, journalists and organisations.

 

Interviews with Diabetes Tasmania's CEO or Senior Clinicians can be arranged by contacting Jonathan Jones on 03 6215 9010 or by emailing him by clicking here.

 

All media inquiries regarding Diabetes Tasmania should be made to:

Jonathan Jones, Diabetes Tasmania Communications and Marketing Manager,
Mobile: 0418 125 966
Landline: (business hours): 03 6215 9010
Email: jjones@diabetestas.com.au

 

Resources:

  1. Media Releases - current releases from Diabetes Tasmania as PDF. Please click here to go to the Directory.
  2. Photographs - images associated with Diabetes Tasmania. These are available on request. Please click here to send an email or phone Marketing and Communications on 03 6215 9010.
  3. Logos - logos associated with Diabetes Tasmania. These are available on request. Please click here to send an email or phone Marketing and Communications on 03 6215 9010.
  4. Blog - the official Diabetes Tasmania blog. Click here to visit.
  5. Facebook - the official Diabetes Tasmania facebook page. Please click here to visit.
  6. Twitter feed - the official Diabetes Tasmania Twitter feed. Please click here to visit.

 

 

Current News Events

July 2011 - National Diabetes Awareness Week - 10-16 July 2011
The week is designed to promote to the community the risks associated with diabetes.

The call to action is for all Australians to assess whether they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and to discuss with their GP's their risk factors.

 

Up to half of all people living with diabetes have not had their disease diagnosed. Type 2 diabetes is generally asymptomatic; ie. the disease develops slowly and people who have developed the disease are generally unaware that they have it. During this period of undiagnosed diabetes, irreparable damage can occur to the body.

 

Type 2 diabetes can be managed properly once diagnosed, reducing further harm to the individual's organs.

 

For further information please contact Diabetes Tasmania by clicking here to send an email or by phoning Communications and Marketing on 03 6215 9010.

  • There are over 25,000 Tasmanians diagnosed with diabetes
  • 7 Tasmanians develop the disease every day
  • Diabetes is incurable
  • Managed correctly people living with diabetes can lead normal lives
  • If left undiagnosed or incorrectly managed diabetes can cause severe health complications
  • In 2003, the countries with most people with diabetes were:
    • India (40.8 million), China (39.8 million), the United States (21 million), Russia (9.7 million) and Japan (6.7 million)
    • Nauru (30.2%), United Arab Emirates (20.1%), Kuwait (12.8%) and Tonga (12.4%) are the countries with the highest diabetes prevalence in the adult population.
  • Everybody is at risk of developing diabetes
    • family history, age, excess weight, lack of exercise and bad dietary habits all contribute to the onset of diabetes.
    • being overweight considerably increases the risk of developing diabetes (80% of people with type 2 diabetes are either overweight or obese).
  • 50% of people who have diabetes are unaware of it
  • There are two basic forms of diabetes:
    • type 1 diabetes most frequently affects children and adolescents and accounts for approximately 5 to 10% of all diabetes.
    • type 2 is by far the most common form of diabetes and occurs primarily in adults, although it is now affecting children and young adults to a greater extent. It accounts for approximately 90 to 95% of all diabetes.