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Keira Jenkins

Serious concern at high diabetes rate among Indigenous

Medicos say it is shocking that almost one in six Indigenous Australians have diabetes. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Early intervention is key to tackling disproportionate rates of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health organisations say. 

Almost one in six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have diabetes, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released on Wednesday.

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