Figures show 1,600 people in Southampton unaware they have diabetes

[Northerner]

MORE than 1,600 Southampton people are totally unaware they are at real risk of eye and kidney damage, as well as losing the feeling in their feet and hands.

That is the number of local people estimated to be suffering from Type 2 diabetes and who still remain undiagnosed.

Now the charity Diabetes UK, which has joined forces with the giant supermarket chain Tesco, has made an urgent appeal to anyone who believes they might have the symptoms of the illness to undergo a simple test.

?According to our research we believe at least 1,685 people are living with the condition but remain undiagnosed in Southampton,? said Jill Steaton, regional manager for Diabetes UK in the south east.

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[Andy HB]

?According to our research we believe at least 1,685 people are living with the condition but remain undiagnosed in Southampton,?

How do they know that it isn't 1,686 people? 😉

Andy (always suspicious of suspiciously precise numbers) HB 🙂

 

[Vicsetter]

Is that really correct: Southampton?s population is currently 236,900 (2011 Census) so that means only 0.5% of the population has diabetes and doesn't know it, hardly worth the effort, probably half of them are drunk or don't care anyway.