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ALMOST 17,100 people in Plymouth will have diabetes by 2020, a national charity has warned.
Over the next eight years the number of people with the condition is expected to rise by 2,200 in the city, according to a report by Diabetes UK.
Almost 400,000 people in the West Country will have diabetes, as it is expected to rise by 64,000 across the region.
Currently some 335,000 people in the South West are diagnosed with diabetes, and that figure is projected to reach 399,000 by the end of the decade.
In Devon the number of diabetics is expected to increase by 10,800 to 63,300, including an increase of 2,200 to 17,100 in Plymouth.
In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly numbers are expected to reach 45,900, an increase of 7,700.
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Diabetes-ticking-timebomb/story-17050097-detail/story.html
Over the next eight years the number of people with the condition is expected to rise by 2,200 in the city, according to a report by Diabetes UK.
Almost 400,000 people in the West Country will have diabetes, as it is expected to rise by 64,000 across the region.
Currently some 335,000 people in the South West are diagnosed with diabetes, and that figure is projected to reach 399,000 by the end of the decade.
In Devon the number of diabetics is expected to increase by 10,800 to 63,300, including an increase of 2,200 to 17,100 in Plymouth.
In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly numbers are expected to reach 45,900, an increase of 7,700.
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Diabetes-ticking-timebomb/story-17050097-detail/story.html