Preventing Diabetes in Australia’s Aboriginal Communities
5min
Published on June 28, 2018
A milestone in the battle against diabetes
Next to high blood pressure, diabetes is one of the most common causes of chronic kidney disease.
Empowered locals and fast results
Point-of-care testing simplifies diabetes testing, particularly in remote and medically underserved areas, by delivering fast test results in six minutes.
Moving from testing to diagnosis
“The prevalence of diabetes is four times higher than in non-aboriginal people and exacerbated in some cases by a combination of obesity, access to poor diet, alcohol, lifestyle factors, poor and overcrowded housing, poor hygiene, and poor water quality.”
Prof. Mark Shephard, Director of the Flinders University International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing
Combatting the onset of other diseases
With a simple point-of-care test, clinicians can detect diabetes in about six minutes even in rural and remote areas.
Related links
- [1] [1] Shephard M, Shephard A, McAteer B, Regnier T, Barancek K. Results from 15 years of quality surveillance for a national Indigenous point-of-care testing program for diabetes. Clinical Biochemistry. 2017: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.07.007
- DCA systems HbA1c test kit 10698915 (an aid to diagnose diabetes and identify patients at risk for developing diabetes) is not available for sale in the U.S. Product availability varies by country.
- The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.