The new clinic, officially opened on August 27, will help manage people living with complex Type 2 diabetes in Mount Druitt and Blacktown as well as enhance the skills of local GPs to help manage their patients and reduce hospital waiting lists.
More than 300 participants and 50 faculty members came together for the inaugural Diabetes is Changing Fast Masterclass 2019, designed to help build the capacity of healthcare professionals in Western Sydney to prevent and better manage type 2 diabetes.
In the lead-up to World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) Alliance shared new insight into their fight against the diabetes epidemic.
Often referred to as the ‘silent disease’, many people are unaware they are at risk, or living with type 2 diabetes. Channel 9 covered this story recently on their nightly news program.
Thinking about starting an exercise routine to shape up for summer? Lace up those trainers and step on up to the Great West Walk, a new 65km walking route that extends from the Parramatta River to the Blue Mountains.
A series of free fitness camps and exercise classes for residents in western Sydney is helping locals to get trim and terrific in the great outdoors. Find out how you could kick start your own weight loss and health goals, without ever having to step inside a gym.
A group of health-conscious business and community leaders in Toongabbie is urging local residents to join them in the fight against type 2 diabetes.
Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) and the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation have joined forces to take the fight against obesity and diabetes into schools with a ‘groundbreaking’ food education program.
The work of Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) and its Alliance members was selected to be showcased at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 79th Scientific Sessions, held in San Francisco, California in 2019. The theme was, “Bridging Diabetes Research with Groundbreaking Discoveries”.
New figures have heightened fears that diabetes rates are far worse in Sydney’s west than previous modelling has indicated.
