A total of 897,867 people with diabetes are registered on the NDSS (as at 30 June 2008). There were 79,217 new registrants on the NDSS in 2007-08. This Section provides statistics on the number of Registrants and product sales volumes through the NDSS for 2007-2008.
In this Section
Registration Statistics
NDSS Registrants by State/Territory
Product Sales Volume Statistics
Insulin Pump Consumables (IPC) Users
The table below shows the number of NDSS Registrants as at 30 June 2008 according to the type of diabetes diagnosed.
| Diabetes Classification |
Number of Registrants 2007/08 |
% |
| Type 1 (insulin) |
128,063 |
14.3% |
| Type 2 (insulin) |
125,194 |
13.9% |
| Type 2 (non-insulin ) |
567,965 |
63.3% |
| Gestational Diabetes (GDM) (insulin) |
20,993 |
2.3% |
| Gestational Diabetes (GDM) (non-insulin) |
52,019 |
5.8% |
| Other Diabetes (insulin) |
1,277 |
0.1% |
| Other Diabetes (non-insulin) |
2,356 |
0.3% |
| TOTAL |
897,867 |
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The chart below shows the NDSS Registrants by state/territory as at 30 June 2008.
| State/Territory |
Number of Registrants
2007/2008 |
% |
| ACT |
13,367 |
1% |
| NSW |
323,245 |
36% |
| NT |
10,301 |
1% |
| QLD |
155,874 |
17% |
| SA |
78,188 |
9% |
| TAS |
22,174 |
2% |
| VIC |
208,209 |
23% |
| WA |
86,510 |
10% |
| TOTAL |
897,868 |
|
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NDSS product sales in 2007-08 year totalled approximately $112 million. The Product Group - Sales Volume table below gives an overview of the NDSS sales volume by Product Group as at 30 June 2008.
| Product Group |
Sales Volume 2007/08 |
% Growth Rate (1 year period) |
| Blood glucose testing strips |
3,751,743 |
7.45% |
| Insulin pump consumables |
48,186 |
34.68% |
| Reservoir |
34,595 |
41.66% |
| Sharps |
740,442 |
12.22% |
| Urine testing strips and products |
13,958 |
-13.33% |
| TOTAL |
4,588,924 |
8.55% |
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Insulin Pump Consumables (IPC) Users
View total IPC Users as at 30 June 2008 by postcode.