Other general messages Heart disease is preventable. A heart and diabetes check can assess your risk of a heart attack or stroke and give you the chance to talk to your doctor or nurse about ways to keep your heart healthy and lead a healthier life. Early detection of diabetes is important so people can manage the condition and try and avoid or delay the onset of diabetes’ complications. If pre-diabetes is detected early enough it can chance of greatly improve people’s preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes. The heart and diabetes check involves measuring your blood pressure and weight, testing your cholesterol and blood glucose levels (for diabetes), and taking into account any risk factors such as smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet and family history with heart disease or diabetes. The New Zealand Primary Care Handbook 2012 recommends that you should get a heart and diabetes check if you are in one of these groups: and South Asian males 35 and over. Māori, Pacific All other ethnic groups of males 45 and over. Pacific and South Asian and females 45 and over. Māori, All other ethnic groups of females 55 and over. Encourage your friends, workmates and to get a check and could whānau – it’s worthwhile save a life. Employer/Workplace messages Heart disease and diabetes are serious problems in New Zealand. As an employer you can help by encouraging your employees to go and see their doctor or nurse to get a heart and diabetes check and letting them know why important. it’s Heart disease is preventable - a heart and diabetes check can assess your risk of a heart attack or stroke and along with your doctor or nurse will give you ways to keep your heart healthy and lead a healthier life. Encourage your employees to ask their doctor or nurse about getting a heart and diabetes check to find out what’s involved. Help your employees to go and get a heart and diabetes check make it easy for them by – giving them time off work by reorganising the roster or their shifts.
Other general messages Heart disease is preventable. A heart and diabetes check can assess your risk of a heart attack or stroke and give you the chance to talk to your doctor or nurse about ways to keep your heart healthy and lead a healthier life. Early detection of diabetes is important so people can manage the condition and try and avoid or delay the onset of diabetes’ complications. If pre-diabetes is detected early enough it can greatly improve people’s chance of preventing or delaying the onset of diabetes. The heart and diabetes check involves measuring your blood pressure and weight, testing your cholesterol and blood glucose levels (for diabetes), and taking into account any risk factors such as smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet and family history with heart disease or diabetes. The New Zealand Primary Care Handbook 2012 recommends that you should get a heart and diabetes check if you are in one of these groups: Māori, Pacific and South Asian males 35 and over. All other ethnic groups of males 45 and over. Māori, Pacific and South Asian and females 45 and over. All other ethnic groups of females 55 and over. Encourage your friends, workmates and whānau to get a check – it’s worthwhile and could save a life. Employer/Workplace messages Heart disease and diabetes are serious problems in New Zealand. As an employer you can help by encouraging your employees to go and see their doctor or nurse to get a heart and diabetes check and letting them know why it’s important. Heart disease is preventable - a heart and diabetes check can assess your risk of a heart attack or stroke and along with your doctor or nurse will give you ways to keep your heart healthy and lead a healthier life. Encourage your employees to ask their doctor or nurse about getting a heart and diabetes check to find out what’s involved. Help your employees to go and get a heart and diabetes check – make it easy for them by giving them time off work by reorganising the roster or their shifts.