Diabetes

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Description

Diabetes is recognised as a health priority area because of its prevalence in the community.  Diabetes has an impact on the health and quality of life of individuals and their families, the direct and indirect costs to the health system and individuals, and the potential for effective intervention.

Brief Reports

2006 - 18 A Profile of Diabetes in South Australia 2005-2006
2005 - 02 Prevalence of Diabetes in the SA Health Regions
2004 - 25 A Profile of Diabetes in the Northern & Far Western Health Region
2004 - 24 A Profile of Diabetes in the Eyre Health Region, 2004
2004 - 23 A Profile of Diabetes in the South East Health Region, 2004
2004 – 22 A Profile of Diabetes in the Riverland Health Region, 2004
2004 – 21 A Profile of Diabetes in the Mid North Health Region, 2004
2004 – 20 A Profile of Diabetes in the Wakefield Health Region, 2004
2004 – 19 A Profile of Diabetes in the Hills Mallee Health Region, 2004
2004 – 18 A Profile of Diabetes in the Southern Metropolitan Health Region, 2004
2004 – 17 A Profile of Diabetes in the Central Northern Metropolitan Health Region, 2004
2004 – 14 Quality of Life among People with Diabetes 2004
2004 – 13 Diabetes and Socioeconomic Factors in South Australia 2003
2004 – 08 Is diabetes increasing in South Australia? Trends from 1991 to 2003
2002 – 03 Diabetes Clearing House
2002 – 07 North West Adelaide Health Study
2002 – 08 The Impact of Diabetes in South Australia
2002 – 10 Risk Factors and Associated Chronic Conditions - The North West Adelaide Health Study
2002 - 19 Diabetes in South Australia ~ 2001

Reports

Baldock K, Chittleborough C, Phillips P, Taylor A. Modelling Reduction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk among people with Diabetes. Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, Department of Health, Adelaide. August 2007.

Burke M, Chittleborough C, Taylor A, Gill T, Phillips P. Preliminary Study of the Cost of Diabetes in South Australia. July 2007. Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit. Department of Health. South Australia. (85k)

Grant J, Chittleborough C, Dal Grande E, Taylor A. North West Adelaide Health Study Baseline Biomedical and Self-Report Data, 2005. (9186k)

Chittleborough C, Caudle L, Taylor A. The Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Recall Register Pilot Project Evaluation Report. Diabetes Clearing House, Population Research and Outcome Studies, Department of Health, Adelaide, South Australia, June 2005. (954k)

Chittleborough C, Grant J, Taylor A. The State of Play of Diabetes Indicators - South Australian and National Information. Diabetes Clearing House, Population Research and Outcome Studies, Department of Health, Adelaide, South Australia, 2003. (PDF 397k)

Chittleborough C, Cheek J, Grant J, Phillips P, Taylor A. Education and information issues among people with diabetes. Diabetes Clearing House, Centre for Population Studies in Epidemiology, Department of Health, Adelaide, South Australia, 2002. ISBN 0 7308 9185 2. (356k)

Dal Grande E, Woolacott T, Taylor A, Starr G. Diabetes and Health Risk Factors 1997 & 1998 - South Australian Health Goals and Targets Health Priority Areas. March 2001. (590k)

Parsons J, Wilson D, Scardigno A. The Impact of Diabetes in South Australia. The evidence. On   behalf of the Diabetes Health Priority Area Advisory Group. Adelaide: South Australian Department of Human Services; 2000. Click here for the summary document .(964k)

Publications

Adams R, Appleton S, Wilson D, Taylor A, Dal Grande E, Chittleborough C, Gill T, Ruffin R. Population comparison of two clinical approaches to the metabolic syndrome: Implications of the new International Diabetes Federation Consensus Definition. Diabetes Care 2005; 28:2777-9.

Chittleborough C. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Recall Register. Australian Diabetes Educators Association Magazine 2003; 6(4):23.

Chittleborough CR, Baldock KL, Taylor AW, Phillips PJ. Health status assessed by the SF-36 along the diabetes continuum in an Australian population. Quality of Life Research 2006; 15: 687-94.

Chittleborough CR, Grant JF, Phillips PJ, Taylor AW. The increasing prevalence of diabetes in South Australia: the relationship with population ageing and obesity. Public Health 2007; 121:92-99.

Giles J, Cornelius S, Chittleborough C. General practice nurses diabetes impact. Australian Diabetes Educator 2006; 9(4):14-16.

Parsons JE, Phillips PJ, Wilson DH, Scardigno A. A touch of sugar - a dangerous euphemism still alive and well. Aust N Z J Med 2000; 30:79.

Phillips P, Wilson D, Beilby J, Taylor A, Rosenfeld E, Hill W, Parsons J.  Diabetes complications and risk factors in an Australian population.  How well are they managed?  International Journal of Epidemiology 1998; 27:853-859.

Phillips P, Wilson D, Taylor A, Esterman A, Wakefield M.  Cardiovascular risk factors in South Australians with diabetes.  Australian Journal of Public Health 1994; 18:445-449.

Phillips P, Wilson D, Esterman A, Roder D, Beilby J.  The impact of diabetes in South Australia.  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 1991; 21:819.

Phillips P, Wilson D, Wakefield M, Beilby J.  Death and diabetes. Medical Journal of Australia 1990; 153:173.
Wakefield M, Roberts L, Rosenfeld E. Prospects for smoking cessation among people with insulin-dependent diabetes. Patient Education and Counseling 1998; 34:257-66.

Wakefield M, Wilson D, Phillips P, Kent P, Roberts L, Owen N.  Smoking-related beliefs and behaviour of South Australians with diabetes. Australian Journal of Public Health 1995; 19:309-312.

Presentations

2007
Australian Diabetes Society Christchurch New Zealand, September 2007
Renal function by stage of diabetes progression: impairment begins before diabetes develops (1.43mb)
Diabetes can ruin your day – Quality of life after diagnosis. (1.77mb)

Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society Christchurch New Zealand, September 2007
Increasing Access to the South Australian Gestational Diabetes Recall Register. (61k)

2006
Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society Gold Coast, Aug 2006
Expansion of a South Australian Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Recall Register.

Australian Diabetes Society Gold Coast, Aug 2006
Cumulative diabetes incidence: ten-fold risk among those with impaired fasting glucose.
Establishing a gestational diabetes mellitus recall register: A South Australian pilot study.
Reduction of A1c, blood pressure, cholesterol decreases 10-year risk of coronary heart disease among those with diabetes.
Non-perception of diabetes risk among those at high risk.

Prevention accross the continuum Adelaide, May 2006
The prevention continuum concept: Diabetes, a case study.

International Congress on Obesity Sydney, Sept 2006
Socioeconomic disparities associated with metabolic syndrome differ by gender.

Health Outcomes Canberra, Aug 2006
The relationship between metabolic syndrome and health related quality of life – Results from the North West Adelaide Health Study.
Psychological Distress Associated with Arthritis, Diabetes, Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health Conditions.

Trend Graphs

The data used are collected via SAMSS:
Prevalence of diabetes by month
Prevalence of diabetes monthly graphs by sufficient fruit
Prevalence of diabetes monthly graphs by income group
Prevalence of diabetes monthly graphs by overweight / obesity
Prevalence of diabetes monthly graphs by sex
Prevalence of diabetes monthly graphs by sufficient vegetable