Diabetes Consultation

Diabetes is a condition where the glucose (sugar) level in the blood is too high. It develops when your body can not make enough of a hormone called insulin, or when you cannot use the insulin your body produces.

If it is left untreated, high blood glucose levels can lead to serious damage to the body. Complications of diabetes include Blindness, Kidney failure, Heart disease, Stroke and Limb amputation.

Are you at risk of getting Diabetes?

• Are you European and over 40 years old?

• Are you Maori, Asian, Middle Eastern or Pacific Island and over 30 years old?

• Do you have a family history of diabetes?

• Are you overweight?

• Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure?

• Have you had a large baby weighing more than 9 lbs/4 kg?

• Have you had diabetes during pregnancy?

• Do you have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)?