Diabetes diet courses for only 2% of new patients in Wales, says Diabetes UK Cymru

[Northerner]

Only 2% of the 7,000 people in Wales diagnosed with diabetes every year are offered the dietary courses the law requires, claims a diabetic charity.

Diabetes UK Cymru alleged the Welsh NHS was the "worst in the UK" at alerting people to the scale of the disease and its possibly fatal complications.

It says that though 160,000 people have been diagnosed with the "miserable disease," a further 350,000 have not.

The Welsh government said it continued to promote a healthy lifestyle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17836771

 

[Robster65]

I suspect we're not so bad where we are. My DSN is pretty good and I can get most of the advice and help I need.

It must be really bad in other parts. No wonder they don't want patient choice. They might have to improve the service.

Rob