A study showed two years after Australia’s latest and most effective medications come onto market, people in remote and low socioeconomic areas are 62 per cent less likely to receive it than those in the city.
The study followed all 1.2 million Australians treated for type 2 diabetes between 2007 and 2015.
Rural Doctors Association Queensland said they do not have specialists in rural areas who may have access to additional support these new medications may require.