DID YOU KNOW? Over 130,000 Australians have Type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic disease in children, and is more common than cancer and cystic fibrosis.

DID YOU KNOW? People with Type 1 diabetes face many serious long term health complications.

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong incurable disease, and without daily insulin injections people with Type 1 diabetes would die.

DID YOU KNOW? The cost to Australia of Type 1 diabetes is estimated to be $600m per annum.

DID YOU KNOW? Over 275 people a day are newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

DID YOU KNOW? Nearly 1 million Australians have Type 2 diabetes.

DID YOU KNOW? The cost to Australia of diabetes is nearly $7billion per annum.

DID YOU KNOW? Over 60% of people with Type 2 diabetes can overcome it with fitness and healthy lifestyle.