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Almost one in 10 people in the UK will have diabetes by 2030 amid alarming levels of obesity, according to a report.
About 90% of diabetes patients have type 2, a condition that is more likely to develop if people are overweight. The majority of adults in England – 68% of men and 60% of women – are now an unhealthy weight, and more than a quarter – 27% of men and 29% of women – are officially obese.
Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the last 15 years, and analysis by Diabetes UK reveals that 5.5 million people in the UK are likely to be living with diabetes before the end of the decade.
This will put millions of Britons at risk of “devastating complications” including heart attacks, kidney failure, stroke, amputation and blindness, the charity’s report says.
As a result, the UK faces a public health emergency unless urgent action is taken “to stop it in its tracks”, said the charity’s chief executive, Chris Askew.
www.theguardian.com
About 90% of diabetes patients have type 2, a condition that is more likely to develop if people are overweight. The majority of adults in England – 68% of men and 60% of women – are now an unhealthy weight, and more than a quarter – 27% of men and 29% of women – are officially obese.
Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the last 15 years, and analysis by Diabetes UK reveals that 5.5 million people in the UK are likely to be living with diabetes before the end of the decade.
This will put millions of Britons at risk of “devastating complications” including heart attacks, kidney failure, stroke, amputation and blindness, the charity’s report says.
As a result, the UK faces a public health emergency unless urgent action is taken “to stop it in its tracks”, said the charity’s chief executive, Chris Askew.
One in 10 in UK will have diabetes by 2030, charity predicts
Diabetes UK says UK faces a public health emergency unless urgent action is taken
www.theguardian.com
