A senior medical researcher at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will outline recent research on diabetes in regional Australia in a public lecture on Tuesday 25 February. Dr Herbert Jelinek says diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, with 3.3 million Australians due to develop Type 2 diabetes by 2031. Dr Jelinek has coordinated diabetes and cardiovascular health screening research at CSU for over ten years, investigating the detection and treatment of diabetes and its complications with the people of Albury-Wodonga. Dr Jelinek,a biomedical science academic with CSU's School of Community Health  in Albury-Wodonga, will address the public screening for diabetes complications including conditions affecting eye, heart, kidney, blood flow, and mental function. He will present his research findings to date, detailing the risk factors for the disease and the complications of diabetes research. The public lecture will commence at 5.30 pm in the CD Blake Lecture Theatre, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.