Live well with diabetes

Straight, NZ-specific information you can trust — for people newly diagnosed, people at risk, and the whānau supporting them.

Three places to start

Pick whichever feels most useful right now. You can come back to the others later.

Plain-English explanations of Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes, the symptoms to watch for, and how insulin works.

The four management pillars: diet, exercise, blood-sugar monitoring and medication — with practical, NZ-relevant advice.

Diabetes NZ, your local Primary Health Organisation, and Healthline 0800 611 116.

A short overview of diabetes in Aotearoa — what it is and why it matters.

~300,000

NZers living with diagnosed diabetes

~90%

of those have Type 2 diabetes

1 in 4

adults are pre-diabetic — many unaware

$2bn+

estimated annual cost to NZ healthcare