An Indigenous person is 4 times more likely to die from diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help

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It’s estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%.

As is the case for a range of health conditions, diabetes disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.