Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
SCOTLAND, in common with the rest of the United Kingdom, is seeing rising numbers of people developing Type 2 diabetes, with the number of people diagnosed having more than doubled in ten years.
Scotland also has one of the highest rates of Type 1 diabetes, unconnected with lifestyle, in the world.
Both types of diabetes, with the right support, can be well managed so that people have long and satisfying lives, but all too often serious complications can result from late diagnosis and poor care.
It is, therefore, fitting that the largest diabetes conference in the UK is being held in Scotland this week to help focus attention and efforts.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/barbara-young-50-000-scots-have-diabetes-and-don-t-know-it-1-2161476#
Scotland also has one of the highest rates of Type 1 diabetes, unconnected with lifestyle, in the world.
Both types of diabetes, with the right support, can be well managed so that people have long and satisfying lives, but all too often serious complications can result from late diagnosis and poor care.
It is, therefore, fitting that the largest diabetes conference in the UK is being held in Scotland this week to help focus attention and efforts.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/barbara-young-50-000-scots-have-diabetes-and-don-t-know-it-1-2161476#