Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
More than 80,000 people in the region have being diagnosed with the condition, which occurs when there is too much glucose in the blood because the body cannot use it properly. This means that 4% of the NI population has received a diagnosis of diabetes.
If not managed well, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating complications, including blindness, lower limb amputation, kidney failure and stroke.
Over 1,000 children and young people under 17 have received a diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes, and over 100 new cases are expected each year if the current trend continues.
http://www.u.tv/News/Over-80000-living-with-diabetes-in-NI/2194460c-ff06-41e1-a99e-eae48c602dd1
If not managed well, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can lead to devastating complications, including blindness, lower limb amputation, kidney failure and stroke.
Over 1,000 children and young people under 17 have received a diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes, and over 100 new cases are expected each year if the current trend continues.
http://www.u.tv/News/Over-80000-living-with-diabetes-in-NI/2194460c-ff06-41e1-a99e-eae48c602dd1