Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have the fourth highest rate of Type II diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, or NIDDM) in the world. Estimates vary, but it is thought that between 10 and 30 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have Type II diabetes. This rate is about two to four times higher than the rate for non-indigenous Australians. The incidence of gestational diabetes (diabetes in pregnancy) is also two to three times higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women than in the general Australian population.

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The Aboriginal & Islander Community Health Service has a DIABETES CLINIC..... please call (07) 3393 0055 to make an appointment

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