Areas where one in ten suffer diabetes

[Northerner]

One adult in ten has diabetes in some areas of the country, a report reveals today.

The number of cases being diagnosed has more than doubled in the last 20 years, largely due to rising obesity.

The borough of Brent in North London has the highest rate, with 10.5 per cent of adults known to have diabetes, the figures show.

In Newham, East London, 9.9 per cent of adults are sufferers, with 9.6 per cent in Wolverhampton and 9.4 per cent in Harrow, North London.

In Sandwell, West Midlands, the rate is 9.4 per cent and in Leicester it is 9.3 per cent.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...mber-suffering-condition-double-20-years.html

 

[Redkite]

Better to read the original DUK report, since this Daily Mail extraction is riddled with errors as usual! They have said that 1 in 12 children under 16 will have diabetes by 2020, whereas in the actual report it is the OVER 16's they are referring to. The DM also refers to "mild type 2" at the end of their article!

 

[Northerner]

Better to read the original DUK report, since this Daily Mail extraction is riddled with errors as usual! They have said that 1 in 12 children under 16 will have diabetes by 2020, whereas in the actual report it is the OVER 16's they are referring to. The DM also refers to "mild type 2" at the end of their article!

Grr!!!! 😡 Here's the DUK link:

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us...ed-the-area-where-10-of-people-have-diabetes/