Living an active lifestyle is important for your general wellbeing, but also increasingly important for your heart health no matter what your age is. Daily exercise lowers your risk of preventable diseases such as Type II Diabetes, obesity, some cancers and coronary heart disease. Exercise is also shown to increase mental wellbeing and social health. […]
Are YOU a Type 2 Diabetic? Do YOU need help with healthy lifestyle advice? If so, HEALTM may be just what you need! The Healthy Eating Activity LifestyleTM (HEALTM) program is an 8 week group program, conducted by Allied Health Professionals. It assists in the management of weight, heart disease (including high blood pressure and cholesterol) and […]
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic disease resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Insulin is created in the pancreas and is responsible for the transportation of sugars from the blood into the body’s cells to be used as energy or to be stored. Without effective insulin the body cannot use […]
Diabetes is a chronic condition where there is excess glucose in the bloodstream, due to the body’s inability to adequately produce or properly use insulin. About 1 million Aussies are reported to have Diabetes and it is the 6th leading cause of death in our country. Before developing Type 2 Diabetes, nearly all patients have “pre-diabetes”.
