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More than half of adults with diabetes in Surrey are not getting the basic checks and services to manage their condition, according to charity Diabetes UK.
It said 53 per cent of people with diabetes are at increased risk of diabetes-related complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, amputation, blindness and stroke because they not receiving the nine checks and services recommended by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Diabetes UK is asking people in the area to push for the condition to be given a higher priority in the county.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/..._in_Surrey_not_receiving_basic_health_checks/
It said 53 per cent of people with diabetes are at increased risk of diabetes-related complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, amputation, blindness and stroke because they not receiving the nine checks and services recommended by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Diabetes UK is asking people in the area to push for the condition to be given a higher priority in the county.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/..._in_Surrey_not_receiving_basic_health_checks/