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The key to turning back the clock on diabetes in Western Sydney is reducing the weight gain of the past 20 years in the general population

Western Sydney Diabetes Director wins prestigious award for his work in diabetes research, education and advocacy.

BLACKTOWN and Mt Druitt hospitals will be the first in Australia to roll out a test
that diagnoses if a patient is diabetic.

A PILOT program in Blacktown Hospital Emergency Department last year revealed 70 per cent of patients who did a blood test had a high blood sugar level.

WESTERN Sydney is in the throes of a diabetes epidemic that could be prevented with a few lifestyle changes, according to local health experts.

The new Western Sydney Diabetes Prevention Alliance has tabled a roadmap to fight diabetes in Sydney’s west as the disease threatens to devastate community health and swamp the healthcare sector.