Diabetes is a very serious disease and effects 1.7 million people in Australia
. Some of the serious side effects of Type 2 diabetes include:
Cardiovascular disease: People with diabetes are up to four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke as people who do not have diabetes. cardiovascular disease is responsible for approximately 50 percent of deaths in people with type 2 diabetes.
Kidney disease: Diabetic kidney disease is a result of damage caused to the kidney cells due to elevated blood glucose levels. In some countries, deaths attributed to kidney failure are more than twice that seen with breast cancer. Type 2 diabetes is the most frequent cause of kidney failure in countries of the Western world. approximately 65 percent of type 2 diabetes patients are at risk of, or have some degree of renal impairment.
Renal failure and cardiovascular risk: The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is up to three times greater in patients with impaired renal function.
Eye complications: People with diabetes often develop diabetic retinopathy (changes in the retina of the eye) and have a higher risk of blindness. It is estimated that more than 2.5 million people worldwide are affected by diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in adults of working age (20 to 65 years) in industrialized countries.
Home-Check is an Australian brand owned by an Australian company.Our vision is to empower the individual in leading a healthy and fulfilling life. Todays busy lifestyles leave little time for the most important aspect of your life your health. Far too often your health is neglected because there are always other priorities.
With this in mind, we have developed a range of products to assist you at the various stages of your life family planning and menopause for instance. Our goal is to keep adding to this range so you can monitor your health at the key stages of your life in the privacy and convenience of your home and take appropriate action as required with your doctor or health care professional.