This article investigates the impact of employing Aboriginal health workers on the delivery of diabetes care in remote community health centres.

Highlights This report presents information on diabetes-related deaths in Australia between 2001 and 2003 using death certificate data. The term ‘diabetes-related deaths’ is used in this analysis to refer to deaths where diabetes was considered to have been either the primary (underlying), or a contributory (associated) cause of death when the underlying cause of death...

This report identifies those groups of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds that have a high prevalence or risk of diabetes compared with the Australian-born population. The report describes the demographics of these groups in relation to the size of the community, their proficiency in English, and location within Australia. The report also identifies...

Background: Evidence linking fructose intakes to gout, type 2 diabetes and obesity is growing. This is of particular interest in Pacific people who have higher rates of these diseases compared to other ethnic groups in New Zealand.

BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common world-wide and associated with obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hyperuricaemia and dyslipidaemia. These conditions are common in New Zealand, but the prevalence of NAFLD in New Zealand is unknown. New Zealand has a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, so it is likely that NAFLD is also...