Dr Richard Babor: 'I'm at the top of the cliff and there's an avalanche of people coming down'

An Auckland surgeon is applauding renewed plans from the government to combat growing rates of diabetes.
New figures show amputations from the illness hit a record high of more than a thousand last year.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare wants a quit-smoking-style campaign to combat diabetes and is suggesting a similar project for diabetes, which could include a sugar tax or warning labels.
Dr Richard Babor told Simon and Phil it's a move in the right direction, rather than nonsense that people just need more self control. 
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