Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Every three minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with diabetes - but there are thousands of people who do not know they have it.
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of all cases in the UK, with people from South Asian backgrounds up to six times more likely to develop this form than white people.
Now, after a successful project which started in London, the charity Diabetes UK is recruiting community champions from ethnic minority backgrounds all over the UK to raise awareness of the condition.
Type 1 diabetes develops when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin, which is needed to regulate blood glucose levels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18117565
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of all cases in the UK, with people from South Asian backgrounds up to six times more likely to develop this form than white people.
Now, after a successful project which started in London, the charity Diabetes UK is recruiting community champions from ethnic minority backgrounds all over the UK to raise awareness of the condition.
Type 1 diabetes develops when the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin, which is needed to regulate blood glucose levels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18117565