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- Relationship to Diabetes
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North MSP, David Stewart has revealed staggering figures from the Scottish Government which reveal the true extent of undiagnosed Diabetes cases in the Highlands.
Mr Stewart, who has been a long term campaigner for those who suffer from Diabetes, currently sits on the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes as Co-Convener and was appointed the Scottish Parliamentary Champion for Diabetes last year.
The figures obtained from the Scottish Government through a series of Parliamentary Questions revealed that there are 15,130 people in the Highlands diagnosed with Diabetes, whilst it is estimated that a further 5,929 people remain undiagnosed and therefore at significant risk of developing heath issues and complications from the condition.
http://www.himsps.org.uk/2014/05/almost-6000-undiagnosed-diabetes-cases-in-the-highlands/
That's a pretty precise 'estimate'! 🙄
Mr Stewart, who has been a long term campaigner for those who suffer from Diabetes, currently sits on the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes as Co-Convener and was appointed the Scottish Parliamentary Champion for Diabetes last year.
The figures obtained from the Scottish Government through a series of Parliamentary Questions revealed that there are 15,130 people in the Highlands diagnosed with Diabetes, whilst it is estimated that a further 5,929 people remain undiagnosed and therefore at significant risk of developing heath issues and complications from the condition.
http://www.himsps.org.uk/2014/05/almost-6000-undiagnosed-diabetes-cases-in-the-highlands/
That's a pretty precise 'estimate'! 🙄