Live Breaking News & Updates on Lives National Science Challenge

Stay updated with breaking news from Lives national science challenge. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks

Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks
14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
7 minutes to read
Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak
Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak
Eight weeks ago Craig Kawiti couldn t walk to his mailbox.
Overweight with a weak heart and diabetes, the kind and bubbly Tauranga man was unrecognisable thanks to a beard he d grown to hide from his
friends.
He was ashamed of what he had become and lost all confidence in himself. ....

New Zealand , Bay Of Plenty , New Zealanders , Rachael Taylor , Luke Bradford , Karen Reed , Jim Mann , Craig Kawiti , Fiona Whitworth , Community Service Card , Otago University Edgar Diabetes , Obesity Research Centre , Bay Of Plenty Primary Health Organisation , University Of Otago Edgar Diabetes , National Science , Western Bay , Diabetes New Zealand , Edgar Diabetes , Healthier Lives National Science Challenge , Sport Bay , Plenty Primary Health Organisation , New Zealand Bay , New Zealand Wide , University Edgar Diabetes , Professor Rachael Taylor , Lives National Science Challenge ,

Numbers with type 2 diabetes could almost double in two decades

Numbers with type 2 diabetes could almost double in two decades - report
Sally Murphy
A professor in human nutrition and medicine says the latest nationwide snapshot of diabetes has left him dumbstruck.
Each month, around 50 people lose a limb to the disease and New Zealand s current cost of treatment sits at more than $2.1 billion a year.
A PwC report commissioned by Diabetes New Zealand, the university of Otago s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre and Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, predicts things are set to get a lot worse.
It claims the number of people with type 2 diabetes could rise by as much as 90 percent across the next two decades inflicting a staggering bill on taxpayers. ....

New Zealand , New Zealanders , Jim Mann , Heather Verry , Obesity Research Centre , Massey University , National Science , Getty Almost , Diabetes New Zealand , Edgar Diabetes , Healthier Lives National Science Challenge , Lives National Science Challenge , Professor Jim Mann , Pamela Von Hurst , புதியது ஜீலாந்து , ஜிம் மான் , உடல் பருமன் ஆராய்ச்சி மையம் , மஸ்ஸி பல்கலைக்கழகம் , தேசிய அறிவியல் , கெட்டி கிட்டத்தட்ட , நீரிழிவு நோய் புதியது ஜீலாந்து , எட்கர் நீரிழிவு நோய் , ஆரோக்கியமான உயிர்கள் தேசிய அறிவியல் சவால் , உயிர்கள் தேசிய அறிவியல் சவால் , ப்ரொஃபெஸர் ஜிம் மான் , பமீலா வான் அவசரம் ,

Numbers with type 2 diabetes could almost double in two decades - report

A professor in human nutrition and medicine says the latest nationwide snapshot of diabetes has left him dumbstruck.
A PwC report says the number of people with type 2 diabetes could rise by as much as 90 percent across the next two decades.
Photo: 123rf
Each month, around 50 people lose a limb to the disease and New Zealand s current cost of treatment sits at more than $2.1 billion a year.
A PwC report commissioned by Diabetes New Zealand, the university of Otago s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre and Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, predicts things are set to get a lot worse. ....

New Zealand , New Zealanders , Jim Mann , Heather Verry , Obesity Research Centre , Prof Jim Mann Healthier Lives National Science , Massey University , National Science , Diabetes New Zealand , Edgar Diabetes , Healthier Lives National Science Challenge , Professor Jim , Lives National Science Challenge , Professor Jim Mann , Pamela Von Hurst , Radio New Zealand , Public Radio , Current Affairs , புதியது ஜீலாந்து , ஜிம் மான் , உடல் பருமன் ஆராய்ச்சி மையம் , ப்ரொஃப் ஜிம் மான் ஆரோக்கியமான உயிர்கள் தேசிய அறிவியல் , மஸ்ஸி பல்கலைக்கழகம் , தேசிய அறிவியல் , நீரிழிவு நோய் புதியது ஜீலாந்து , எட்கர் நீரிழிவு நோய் ,