Understanding the heterogeneity of the diabetes population in Metro Auckland in 2018

This report provides a people’s journey view of people with diabetes with a particular focus on people with poor glycaemic control at a population level in addition to the population level descriptive diabetes epidemiology. It highlights a range of opportunities for service improvement by describing a number of health service interactions of people with diabetes and their associations with HbA1c levels over time. The continuity of comprehensive diabetes management at the appropriate intensity is emphasised as one of the areas to focus service improvement on. The final section of the report provides an updated estimate of the number of people with undiagnosed diabetes in New Zealand given the improved diabetes testing coverage in 2018.