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The One Million Minutes challenge! What is it? How do you join?

An interview with the ambassador Dion Collins about the One Million Minutes challenge to learn all about it!Read the interview here on Craccum(Craccum)...

Juggling a basketball career with a diabetes diagnosis

Six in one hundred New Zealanders have diabetes - of those about 10% are type 1, the rest are type 2.It's a disease that some associate with unhealthy diets or lifestyles, but for many that's far from the truth. Last year, whilst on holiday in Bali professional ball player Dion Collins was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes...he chats to Jesse Mulligan on RNZ.Listen here....

Basketballer Dion Collins named Diabetes NZ ambassador after type-1 battle

One of the country’s top basketballers is shining a light on the impact of type-1 diabetes and is keen to spread the message that a diagnosis doesn’t mark the end of your sporting dreams.Read the NZ Herald article here....

Why we must not sugar coat diabetes

The article features Diabetes NZ clinical director Liz Dutton who talks about how important it is to know the facts about diabetes to reduce stigma and help with diabetes management.  You can read the full article here. Why we must not sugar coat diabetes - NZ Herald...

New diabetes data confirms ‘worst case’ predictions

According to VDR figures released in August by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, the number of New Zealanders living with diabetes is now 323,700, an increase of 95,700 people in just three years.The Economic and Social Cost of Type 2 Diabetes report released in 2021 predicted that by 2040 there would be up to 430,000 people living with type 2 diabetes in Aotearoa. The new data shows the figures are tracking well above this prediction.“We can’t sugar coat the size of the problem,” says Heat...

Don’t Sugar Coat Diabetes – learn the truth about diabetes this November

Right now, 324,000 New Zealanders are living with diabetes, a number that is predicted to increase dramatically. Every day another 45 people are diagnosed with diabetes in New Zealand.This Diabetes Action Month, Diabetes New Zealand is encouraging Kiwis to learn the truth about diabetes. The theme is Don’t Sugar Coat Diabetes and it’s all about busting the myths that surround diabetes, so everyone has greater awareness and understanding of the condition. The hope is that with bette...

PMN News: Sneaker Friday encourages kids to 'Rise up' against diabetes in Pacific communities

You can watch all the fun here: Sneaker Friday Encourages Kids to 'Rise up' against Diabetes in Pacific Communities - YouTube...

Te Ao Māori News: Kids exercise for diabetes awareness

Catch all the fun as Ruben Wiki put a smile on the children’s faces here: Kids exercise for Diabetes awareness – Te Ao Māori News (teaonews.co.nz)...

Rebecca Woolly's diabetes battle: 'I lost my eye, but not my life!'

As a teenager, the disability sector worker often neglected taking insulin for her diabetes and filled her body with sugar, despite knowing the risks. After all, any tests she did at the doctors came back fine. But when Rebecca hit her twenties, her health suddenly deteriorated and, tragically, she lost her right eye. Five years later, she also underwent a double transplant for a new kidney and pancreas.Continue reading...(Woman's Day)...

RNZ’s The Panel: Diabetes as the leading cause of preventable blindness in New Zealand

On the show, Heather discusses how diabetes is the leading cause of preventable blindness in NZ, and how there are often no warning signs beforehand. Click through and tune in from 12 minutes to hear Heather and the Panel discuss how diabetes vision loss is serious but preventable....

'It is a huge relief to hear that my eyes have not gotten worse' - the complications of type 1 diabetes

The 43-year-old started to experience problems with his eyes eight years ago, following complications from his type 1 diabetes. That led to the Dunedin man losing his peripheral vision, which also meant he was unable to hold a driver's licence. "In terms of my mental health, there’s no doubt I hit a rough patch when I found out I wasn’t able to drive.” Continue reading on Stuff...

Why isn’t NZ funding the latest life-changing diabetes technology?

This year marks a century since an extraordinary medical breakthrough – the use of insulin to treat diabetes mellitus. Some physicians at the time described the effect of administering this hormone as like witnessing “resurrection experiences”. Children near death were given a chance at life.https://thespinoff.co.nz/socie...(The Spinoff)...

Diabetes no barrier in 24-hour Hagley Park fundraiser

About 2500 children and teenagers in New Zealand are living with the chronic auto-immune condition, in which the body is unable to produce insulin.Allnutt, now 25, is trying to raise awareness and encourage young people with diabetes to take up a new sport or hobby.https://www.odt.co.nz/star-new...(Otago Daily Times)...

Christchurch electrician says type 1 diabetes like 'being on-call all the time'

Nearly 10 years on, the Christchurch electrician is ensuring others don’t feel left in the dark about the autoimmune disease, by getting out to Christchurch’s biggest park and showing that people with diabetes have no barriers.https://www.stuff.co.nz/nation...(Stuff)...

Step out for 15,000km lap challenge

Otago Lions Club members have a better way to achieve this goal, joining forces with national Lions Clubs for "Lap the Map for Diabetes".https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star...(Otago Daily Times)...

Dannevirke Lions holding walk to highlight diabetes

It's known as the "hidden disease" to some but around 285,000 New Zealanders are affected by diabetes.As an ambulance officer, Lions club spokesman Steve St Merat had seen his share of medical issues caused by diabetes."It's a very scary thing," he said.It is one reason the Dannevirke Lions club was holding a walk this Saturday for diabetes prevention.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/haw...(Hawkes Bay Today)...

Language Matters on 531pi Radio

One of our Porirua Diabetes Community Coordinators, Ruana, stepped up into the Diabetes Action Month hot seat yesterday with an interview with 531pi radio. This was via Zoom and broadcast live to the Pacific Island community nationwide. You can watch the interview here: https://fb.watch/gxbw3F_VlW/...

Nearly half of Kiwis living with diabetes fear judgement over condition

Of the 290,000 New Zealanders living with diabetes, nearly half of those have stopped talking to family, friends, and health professionals about their condition due to a fear of judgement. Read, watch and share this story to help us raise awareness, and visit diabetesactionmonth.org.nz for more information.https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/1......

Significant Rise in Amputations for Kiwis with Diabetes

This Diabetes Action Month we are advocating for better podiatry care and education for people with diabetes in New Zealand, to help reduce preventable amputations. Watch and share this story to help us raise awareness, and visit diabetesactionmonth.org.nz for more information https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/1......

Inequity in New Zealand podiatry services behind hundreds of preventable amputations

November is Diabetes Action Month, and this year Diabetes New Zealand is calling on Kiwis to Step Up for Diabetes – our largest and fastest growing health crisis. Earlier this year, along with other partners, Diabetes New Zealand commissioned The Economic and Social Cost of Type 2 Diabetes Report*, which found that a preventative approach to footcare could prevent over 600 diabetes-related amputations in New Zealand every year.The report was commissioned by Diabetes New Zealand, the ...

Diabetes NZ announces Diabetes Action Month 2021 Theme

Running from 1 – 30 November, Diabetes Action Month is Diabetes New Zealand’s annual public health and awareness campaign that aims to encourage all Kiwis to take action for diabetes. The theme for Diabetes Action Month 2021 is Step Up for Diabetes. Earlier this year, The Social and Economic Cost of Type 2 Diabetes report found that type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in New Zealand, with diabetes in Aotearoa forecast to rise dramatically over the next 20 years. G...