Insulin treated diabetes - incidence statistics

Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000-2009 has been released by the AIHW.  It outlines the latest data about the number of new cases of insulin-treated diabetes from the National Diabetes Register. During this period, 222,544 people began using insulin to treat their diabetes. Of these, 77% had Type 2 diabetes, 12% had gestational diabetes and 10% had Type 1 diabetes. The remaining 1% had other types of diabetes.  The incidence of Type 1 diabetes is increasing, and is more prevalent in males than females.