NT Health, through its Diabetes Network, is committed to a whole-system-approach to improving prevention, early detection and management of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal young people (youth diabetes) in the Northern Territory (NT).
Evidence-based screening and management pathways for Aboriginal youth who are at risk of and/or living with diabetes, can significantly reduce the risk of serious health complications. Well-structured prevention and management of youth diabetes will significantly improve quality of life.
Throughout this policy the term Aboriginal should be taken to include Torres Strait Islander people.