Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes, this includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (approximately 500,000). Currently, 300 Australians develop diabetes every day. That is one person every 5 minutes.

From the moment you meet Shaq, it’s hard not to feel at ease.

As thousands of Australians embark on their European summer holidays, many will be swapping Melbourne's winter chill for temperatures exceeding 40°C across parts of Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Germany.