Cutting our high diabetes rate.

The article emphasizes the need to support people with diabetes to manage their illness in order to reduce the high rates of diabetes and obesity in New Zealand. Short-term weight loss strategies have been tried such as physical activity in isolation but long-term weight loss is vital to see the clinical outcomes. It considers the case of a middle-aged female office worker with type 2 diabetes, her daily food intake and the achievable changes to her diet to reduce her calorie intake.