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.
What is diabetes?
Plain-English explanations of Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes, the symptoms to watch for, and how insulin works.
Tips & management
The four management pillars: diet, exercise, blood-sugar monitoring, and medication. With practical, NZ-relevant advice.
Find NZ support
Diabetes NZ, your local Primary Health Organisation, and Healthline 0800 611 116 — with hours, phone numbers, and direct links.
Diabetes in Aotearoa
~300,000
New Zealanders living with diagnosed diabetes
~90%
Of those have Type 2 diabetes
1 in 4
Adults are pre-diabetic and may not know it
$2bn+
Estimated annual cost to NZ healthcare
Figures rounded for plain-English use. See Sources & Credits for citations.