Diabetes & Obesity
At Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers focus on gaining an understanding of which people are most at risk of the complications of diabetes and discovering ways to mitigate the effects of the disease.
Other groups are exploring the complex relationship between physical activity, weight regulation and the genetic and environmental underpinnings of metabolism to address the causes and complications of metabolic disorders and obesity.
Read more on Baker Institute’s Diabetes and Obesity research programs
Other Alliance research in Diabetes and Obesity
Spotlight on diabetes research
Australians with diabetes are increasingly dying from conditions not usually linked to diabetes
A paper looking at the causes of death among Australians with type 1 and type 2 diabetes highlights dementia and falls are increasing, while deaths from heart disease are declining.