Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Pearce for her question, and I acknowledge her work as the co-chair of the Parliamentary Diabetes Support Group. Diabetes is a very serious and growing problem in this country, as it is in most developed countries. I regret to inform the House that more than a million Australians have diabetes; 90 per cent of them have type 2, which is lifestyle related. It is often undiagnosed until it becomes evident in serious ill health.

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