Its senior diabetes educator Alison Amor put out a call to the community this week after the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released research showing cases of type 2 diabetes were considerably higher in regional than metropolitan primary health networks.

"Getting the right education is key to managing diabetes," she said.

"The first point of call for anyone concerned is to make an appointment with the GP and discuss risk factors, options and the path forward.

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"We have many services available for people who may want to learn about diabetes management including access to our credentialed diabetes educators, and fully-funded services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through our Indigenous Chronic Disease clinics."

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, generally occurring in adulthood.

Risk factors can include physical inactivity, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, emotional wellbeing and health literacy.

Marathon Health acknowledges that "affordability and availability" of nutritional food choices and reliable internet access can impact on an individual's ability to self-manage diabetes.

In 2017/2018 a whopping 14,000 hospitalisations of people with type 2 diabetes occurred in Western NSW.

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