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Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows

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November 15, 2021 - 07:00am

New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.
Media Release | Gestational diabetes an important indicator of developing type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal women

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November 12, 2021 - 12:00pm

A new study has found that Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a short timeframe after pregnancy than non-Indigenous women.
The Australian | Spotlight on Indigenous diabetes crisis

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November 02, 2021 - 02:00am

A new study has found Indigenous children in Northern Australia suffer youth-onset type two diabetes at rates at least 10 times higher than previously thought, and possibly above those anywhere else in the world.
Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT exceed international figures

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October 29, 2021 - 15:44pm

The study uncovered what is arguably the highest reported prevalence in any population of youth internationally within the past 25 years and ten times higher than previously reported in Australia.
Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter - September 2020

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September 29, 2020 - 15:28pm
Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership newsletter for Far North Queensland - September 2020

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September 29, 2020 - 15:10pm
Five medical research projects recognised in the Northern Territory

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May 21, 2020 - 10:36am

Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the NHMRC and the MRFF.
In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising

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October 07, 2019 - 06:00am

The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.
Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

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September 25, 2019 - 08:30am

This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.
NT News | Diabetes given centre stage

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September 25, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.
Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

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September 24, 2019 - 16:00pm

Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.
Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

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April 01, 2019 - 08:00am

Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019
Metformin appears safe in treating hyperglycemia during pregnancy

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March 04, 2019 - 23:00pm

Among indigenous and nonindigenous women in Australia, the use of metformin in treating hyperglycemic conditions during pregnancy, does not lead to serious adverse events.
Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous

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February 25, 2019 - 09:00am

Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.
NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

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February 19, 2019 - 09:00am

Type 2 Diabetes is a particular concern as there is a global trend of increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed, there is limited data available in Australia but anecdotally numbers are rising rapidly amongst young Indigenous Australians.
Intervention needed to reduce Type 2 Diabetes in young Indigenous Australians

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February 18, 2019 - 00:00am

Researchers are calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in Indigenous children and young people.
Diabetes project | Cairns Post

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December 12, 2017 - 01:00am

A PROJECT aimed at improving health outcomes, systems of care and services for women with diabetes in pregnancy, has made its way to the Far North.
Diabetes researcher wins 2017 Harry Christian Giese—Research into Action Award

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December 05, 2017 - 11:35am

Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) as the first faculty of the new Northern Territory University. During its...
Empowering positive parenting feeding practices

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September 21, 2017 - 09:21am

An early career researcher is looking into ways in which her work in nutrition research can support Indigenous parents and families to make healthy food choices for their children. Her team’s ultimate goal is empowering parents to help prevent...

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