
New Zealand needs urgent action to tackle the frightening rise and cost of type 2 diabetes - News
Guest Author • Mar 29, 2021 •
Jim Mann, University of Otago Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in New Zealand and will get much worse unless action is taken now, according to a new report on the economic and social cost of the disease. Already 228,000 New Zealanders (4.7% of the population) have type 2 diabetes. The estimated annual cost is NZ$2.1 billion — … Read More