Aussies Dare for Diabetes
August 22, 2012
AUSTRALIANS are being
encouraged to dare to make a
positive lifestyle change in a new
campaign by Merck Sharp &
Dohme Australia.
The Dare for Diabetes public
awareness initiative is designed to
raise awareness of the fast growing
problem of diabetes across the
country and also to raise funds for
Diabetes Australia.
“Each day 275 Australians are
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
which is a serious disease,” a Merck
statement said.
“This figure, together with a
further 700,000 who may have
undetected type 2 diabetes in
Australia is raising alarm bells for
health professionals.
Given that the major risk factors
for diabetes are obesity, lack of
exercise and an unhealthy diet, the
Dare for Diabetes campaign is
rallying Australians to make simple
adjustments to diet, exercise and
losing weight.
As such, The Dare for Diabetes
website www.darefordiabetes.com
has been launched this week to
encourage Australians to dare their
family, friends and/or themselves
to undertake a six week challenge
to lead a healthier lifestyle.
The challenges could be physical
or dietary and aim to help raise
awareness about the impact simple
lifestyle changes can have on
improving one’s health and
potentially preventing the
development of type 2 diabetes.
Speaking about the launch, the
public face of the campaign, Aussie
rules legend Robert ‘Dipper’
DiPierdomenico told media “Type 2
diabetes is a serious but preventable
disease and one many people
might not know too much about.
“Simple life changes, such as 30
minutes of exercise a day and a
healthy diet are two things you can
do to reduce your likelihood of
developing this disease,” he added.
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