Diabetes is a developmental disease, characterized by high blood glucose levels, caused by an improper functioning of the pancreas. The pancreas produces insulin which allows our body's cells to absorb glucose ( a form of sugar) to be used when energy is needed. If the pancreas becomes unable to produce insulin, or does not produce it effectively, it leads to high levels of glucose in the blood, which causes health problems. The major risk factors for …showed first 75 words of 1190 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1190 total…so it is hoped that in the long term through the campaign, the incidence of diabetes in the Australian public would decrease significantly. It was estimated in 1995, that the direct cost to the health care system, as a result of diabetes, was over $561 million dollars. If run successfully, the campaign would be a major investment on the health of every Autralian, with minimum expense, not only in the present but more importantly in the future.