Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
WHEN Peter Green went for a routine medical 40 years ago, he never expected he would be diagnosed with diabetes.
He was told he had "a bit of a sugar problem" and was immediately referred to his GP. After several tests, it was confirmed that he was in the early stages of type 2 diabetes.
"I was surprised when the doctor told me," said Peter, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, who is now 83.
"I had no inclination and that is one of the biggest problems, because it is only when people go into hospital with other problems that they find out."
New research by charity Diabetes UK has found that at least one person on a full double decker bus is likely to have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
The condition develops when the body does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal blood glucose level, or when the body is unable to effectively use the insulin that is being produced.
Key risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include being overweight, aged over 40 or having a relative with the condition.
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/D...ive-normally/story-16410680-detail/story.html
He was told he had "a bit of a sugar problem" and was immediately referred to his GP. After several tests, it was confirmed that he was in the early stages of type 2 diabetes.
"I was surprised when the doctor told me," said Peter, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, who is now 83.
"I had no inclination and that is one of the biggest problems, because it is only when people go into hospital with other problems that they find out."
New research by charity Diabetes UK has found that at least one person on a full double decker bus is likely to have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
The condition develops when the body does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal blood glucose level, or when the body is unable to effectively use the insulin that is being produced.
Key risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include being overweight, aged over 40 or having a relative with the condition.
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/D...ive-normally/story-16410680-detail/story.html