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and thank you brad end-to-end good evening everyone and and it's great to
see and so many familiar faces as well as the new ends here this evening
and m unto you carlos by demand to support you have all given
he said in diabetes councils threat the last year
when i was thinking about what i want to the states nice
and i've reflectance on the past year recall some of the events that inspired
me
and i know inspired others
the gentle olympics in the course the paralympics immediately came to mind
and it was particularly staring to see
and and there was a diabetes community
the record-breaking ill inconsistent and redgrave
who won gold medals in five of the olympics
and then he carried to the olympic flame into the stadium the opening ceremony
and he's an accused to the living
and competing with type two diabetes
the summed up in his quote for
he said diabetes has to live with me knocked me with it
and despite skis inspiring attitude
he does not say never does downplay the impact the diagnosis of type two
diabetes
in the lead up to the sin and sydney olympics had
and reflecting that it impact scene
in every waking moment
and that's true
the people likes him a great show us all that we can take control
and alive has diabetes can be a life for you chief
whatever you put your mind too
but i didn't need to look so far afield actually to find inspiring stories uh...
last christmas we received a plea for help
from a forty four-year-old man
whose quadriplegic
and defunding
and for the registered nurse for and to give you his incident
for his diabetes was cut
and this sexy meant that he couldn't
at the incident he needed to survive
but by joining together of becoming a stronger voice
i be strained diabetes counsel
was able to rally local diabetes services
the local member of parliament
the case manager
and the many many areas of the health service involved
and we are working together we got his services started again
maybe it's just one of the real-life examples that demonstrate how working
together as a community
as a shared boys
can make a positive difference in the lives of people living with and at risk
of diabetes
diaries also however provides us with a dichotomy
uh... on the one hand we have many years of research
public health planning
treatments diagnostic tools to allow anyone with died easiest raa to live a
life with few limitations
but on the other hand it's a disease his impact continue continues to challenge
all of us
even with some of the best minds in the world on our side
the real-life impacts continue to be
devastating to so many in our community
since you say and i these cancellous founded
and in the nineteen thirties by volunteers
we've made a lot of headway as a community in treating and managing
diabetes
however they're a big challenges ahead
uh... and if we don't work together to curb the increasing rates of diabetes in
australian around the world
it will continue to get ahead of us
but how are we going to deal with the ongoing challenges
particularly in new south wales
so we identified of course we need to plan
without a plan any responses inadequate
so that's why the same diabetes counsel
has a clear plan
which we are implementing to protect our future
at last year's busboy like talked about the launch of the clear plan
it's an action plan to challenge
leeson
educate
advocate and fund research
at plan aiming to make the pathway
through what might seem like a frightening journey with diabetes
for each and every astray in diagnosed
and one australian this night diagnosed every five minutes
and there's a lot of people out there who need our help
if you think about one every five minutes it's two hundred and ninety
australian families being told everyday that someone in their family has to sing
terrible disease
so what if we keep in the last twelve months
and since we launched the plan
so not surprisingly we've had a focus on food and i work in this area is is
difficult but is picking up momentum
said just a couple of examples are
who released our food in nutritional policy statement to provide a framework
for developing programs and resources
also for advising governments
and in our response back from members desire to have some convenience foods
and we went to the company called made few foods
and and making available a growing range of convenience foods
which actually made are and nutritional guidelines
we've been actively listening to our stakeholders to improve
the relevance and the effectiveness of our work
and in july inna di v sustainable populations forum we brought together by
a hundred expense would help
industry
academic and government sectors
to discuss the latest changes to the health system
and the issues emerging for people living with diabetes the result
those discussions have gone on to inform our next twelve months plan
we've been consistently holding our members also
and it takes so that we get to that question text at twelve twenty four as
is alleged to get a response and working at twenty percent
on average
particularly most recently in the blood glucose testing
because that's informing our submission to the pharmaceutical benefit advisory
committee allowing our members to have a direct voice
on the services they will i know
i was particularly please also to see
our overall men should satisfaction this year has risen to eighty two percent
from an education perspective
we're pleased that we've also been able to reach nearly two hundred thousand
people
aunt or education prevention and awareness programs this year
and remember knowledge survey
was hit ninety three percent
so demonstrating their messages are getting through
we continually working to expand the program since the community
and in july just down the nine hundred and fifteen health professional
imelda not be subprogram to become a trainer within the community
uh... some of our awareness and advocacy activities also in the last twelve
months
have involved parting with the afl team
debate arrests in sydney giants
to raise diabetes awareness and programs in the diabetes hosp parts which are and
great u_s_ in sydney
seven of the ten hot spots in that region
we've also published papers on sugar
barry epic surgery and on the driving guidelines
and further to this
we now also have a seat at the premise cancel practice living
which is a great initiative in this government
because it recognizes the role of health in all policies
which is progressive government
and we had launched last year establishing the chair of diabetes at
the charles park in center city university
and we are on track and that recruitment
and will be able to announces successful in this position
and and that's part of our seventy-fifth an anniversary celebrations next year
at the same time as these i'm really pleased to let you know
that our own team of health professionals
have had their work published in journals and they present to the
conference is here
and around the world
so where to next
this coming wednesday is and the fourteenth of amber world diabetes day
you know that it's not just australian families who are being hit by diabetes
it is a global issue which is why the united nations recognize the fourteenth
of november
as an international day
it's a time
of core of calling traction
for diabetes families around the world to come together
and the theme of pc as well as diabetes day is protect our future
we need to protect our future by preventing died the stripper possible
we need to protect our future by funding research procure
but we also need to protect our future by supporting adults diagnosed with
diabetes
the parents of children diagnosed with diabetes
and of course the children diagnosed with diabetes themselves
we need to ensure we have healthy role models in our community
so they can be caught
of their children's future
and we need to be able to show
that we can demonstrate
two children diagnosed today
how to live happy healthy life in the future
with the best treatment possible live around the quest for a cure
as well diabetes day approaches this week i would also like to acknowledge
the life of child program
and this is that program that the strain diabetes council proudly delivers
alongside the international diabetes federation
the program provides a sensual died these education
resources
insulin
and strips in developing nations
and it really saves lives across the world
the life of child program is now helping over ten thousand children in thirty
nine different countries
and frankly and these children would not be with us without this program
adtech just need to think of families impacted by diabetes and the hell bore a
bill to provide
when we pull together
as an international community and as a shed voice
however as we look to the future
and will really focus on the task at hand
and this is to help people living with diabetes now
to enjoy lao happy and healthy lives managing their diabetes as well as
preventing died these rise across the community
so in addition to the work we are currently doing
and as a result of listening to all of our stakeholders
we will be introducing the concept of familial testing
into the community
as is nothing more important to us at the same diabetes canceled in our
members
who are dealing with all types of
diabetes
within their families
sometimes the contact info probably provide a community
is an expert to check to a specific question a challenge face-to-face with
over the phone
and but it's over the phone means the support that you give us tonight enables
us to keep the won three hundred toll-free
diabetes helpline running
sometimes i contacts much more involved
for example you work with jade your f to provide insulin pumps two families in
need who couldn't afford that technology
to help them and they stay children's diabetes
and your support tonight helps brings those programs to life
said to protect our future we need to be clear
we need clear action and we need care outcomes
and we need to be clear that the goals
are the ones that you want us to set
and that the goals that you want us to achieve
and a few you will join with us in the cheating them
so tonight you along with over one hundred and sixty seven thousand
dedicated members
are working as a shed voice
to support those living with and at risk of diabetes
now
as well as working to protect the health of future generations
it's what's a filling these names
at the support b_b_c_ from tonight does
by coming together is this shared voice there is little we can to do
and tonight is a fitting displayed the ongoing strength of you as individuals
and if the organizations that you represent
in particular i'd also like to acknowledge our patent sponsor fantastic
furniture
has been a sponsor for five years
and also demas stone singaporeair lines and the african safari company
i think we can
september tonight also as you as you walk around to talk to people you'll see
the titles also have nameplates
and there are other organizations who are here supporting us and diabetes
tonight's in other ways
so please make note of them
and then support then in any way that you can
so finally
our membership when we come together
has a strong voice
it's a voice we can and should use
to protect our future health
and the health of our future generations thank you very much