It’s World Diabetes Day 2025 on November 14 and we are encouraging adults in Western Sydney to go to their General Practitioner to get a blood sugar (HbA1c) test and if they have pre-diabetes or diabetes, to join the 2kg Challenge health initiative – like Julie Thomas.
Western Sydney Diabetes is transforming how patients manage their diabetes by rolling out a new app called Health2Sync.
More than 200 doctors, nurses, community leaders, academics and politicians came together at Workers Blacktown on July 24 to plan the next step in the campaign by Western Sydney Diabetes to “beat diabetes together”.
It’s been 10 years of Western Sydney Diabetes working together to beat the diabetes epidemic in western Sydney. How far have we come?
Research shows that people living with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer hearing loss as those without the condition.
Senior Clinical Dietitian Victoria Silvestro will be giving a free talk as part of Library Health Month at Merrylands Library.
Western Sydney Changing Diabetes has been recognised in the ClubsNSW Clubs and Community Awards.
Diabetes-related eye disease is the leading cause of preventable blindness among working-age adults in Australia, yet up to 50 per cent of Australians with diabetes do not undergo eye examinations at the recommended frequency of every two years.
We are providing free healthy cooking demonstrations at Workers Blacktown once a month.
