Amity Island
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Dr David Unwin, from Southport, Merseyside, said: “I have been a family GP working in a busy NHS practice for 37 years.
“In 1986 we had just 57 people with Type 2, a disease that was exclusively a problem for older people. Fast forward to 2023 and in the same population we have over 500 cases. The youngest is just 22 years old.
“Something like this is replicated in every practice across the land and indeed across the world. It’s another pandemic and one that is affecting younger and younger people.
“A look in any supermarket or petrol station gives a clue. Shelves and shelves of colourful packets and bottles of sugary drinks. Ultra-processed junk foods are making up ever more of our diet.
“Our NHS is exhausted trying to cope with the ever-growing burden of chronic diseases linked to obesity.”
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“In 1986 we had just 57 people with Type 2, a disease that was exclusively a problem for older people. Fast forward to 2023 and in the same population we have over 500 cases. The youngest is just 22 years old.
“Something like this is replicated in every practice across the land and indeed across the world. It’s another pandemic and one that is affecting younger and younger people.
“A look in any supermarket or petrol station gives a clue. Shelves and shelves of colourful packets and bottles of sugary drinks. Ultra-processed junk foods are making up ever more of our diet.
“Our NHS is exhausted trying to cope with the ever-growing burden of chronic diseases linked to obesity.”
More than 7,000 people die needlessly with diabetes every year
A shocking analysis of diabetes care reveals more than 7,000 people die needlessly with the disease every year.
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