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04 March 2010
A message from the CEO of Diabetes Australia-NSW on Australian Government Health Reforms
 
The Australian Government yesterday announced major reforms to Australia’s health and hospital system.
 
26 February 2010
Diabetes increases dementia risk in older people
 
British researchers have found that older people with mild cognitive impairment are three times more likely to develop dementia if they have diabetes.
 
09 March 2010
Combined diet and exercise the key to improving insulin resistance
 
Combining diet and exercise rather than diet and exercise alone leads to significantly greater improvements in body fat distribution and insulin resistance, according to the findings of a new study.
 
04 March 2010
Salt intake linked with stroke, heart disease risk
 
A new Italian study suggests that by lowering our salt intake we could substantially reduce the amount of deaths from heart disease and stroke worldwide.
 

Alcohol and diabetes

For Indigenous Australians• Alcohol can cause problems with your blood glucose (sugar) levels
• Alcohol and diabetes tablets or insulin can cause hypos (low blood glucose)
• Alcohol can make you forget to eat or take your medications or insulin
• Alcohol is very high in calories and can make you put on weight

Don’t drink alcohol every day, try to go at least 2 days a week without alcohol.

Be Alcohol Smart
• If you drink beer, choose a low strength or light/lite beer
• After a glass of alcohol have a glass of water
• Use low joule mixers like diet cola
• Don’t drink on an empty stomach. Eat something like crackers or bread
• Men should keep to less than 2 standard drinks a day
• Women should keep to less than 1 standard drink per day

A standard drink is:
• 30 ml (nip) of spirits
• 285 ml regular beer
• 425 ml low alcohol beer
• 100 ml glass of wine


 

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