Update on Diabetes prevalence in 2019 based on laboratory results in the Auckland Metropolitan Region (from TestSafe)

This report highlights the alarming 35% increase in the number of people with diabetes and poor glycaemic control in Counties Manukau Health in the 3 years from 2016 to 2019. Using longitudinally linked data, the reports describes the key population groups that contribute to the increase quantitatively and the possible policy implications. The 5 year case fatality of people with diabetes in 2014 by ethnicity and by DHBs in metro Auckland region are also reported.