How councils can play a vital role in tackling UK's growing diabetes crisis

[Northerner]

The number of people with diabetes has risen dramatically over the past decade and a staggering 3.2m people in the UK now have the condition. If this rise continues then the number of people with diabetes could reach 5m by 2025.

This has worrying implications for both the nation's health and its finances. At least £10bn was spent directly on diabetes over 2010-11 – a figure that is likely to rise a great deal over coming decades.

http://www.theguardian.com/local-go...05/how-councils-can-tackle-diabetes-crisis-uk

 

[trophywench]

The local council had better not be in charge of my diabetes, mate !

I'm in charge of it! And that goes for everybody!

Sorry Barbara, nobody can get these people in a room and MAKE them change their lives. It was a silly idea doomed to failure to put councils in charge of anything so well outside their previous remit - but of course, that's only MY opinion LOL

 

[HOBIE]

I am with you TW. I wouldn't let our council sort many things out 😱