rachelha
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
This is an extract from Nicola Sturgeon's conference speech today
One of the biggest challenges in the health service today is the rising incidence of diabetes.
Nearly 10% of hospital spending now goes on treating diabetes and the complications it causes.
And the health consequences for patients of not managing the condition properly can be devastating.
It is now widely accepted that insulin pumps can make a real difference to the ability of people with Type 1 diabetes to manage their condition and prevent complications.
They don't work for everyone but clinical guidelines say that far more people in Scotland should have access to them than is currently the case. Right now, only about 2.5% of patients have them.
So I make this commitment today. By 2013, 25% of all type 1 diabetes sufferers under the age of 18 will have access to insulin pumps.
And over the next three years we will triple the total number available to sufferers of all ages to more than 2,000 - improving the quality of life for patients right across Scotland.
One of the biggest challenges in the health service today is the rising incidence of diabetes.
Nearly 10% of hospital spending now goes on treating diabetes and the complications it causes.
And the health consequences for patients of not managing the condition properly can be devastating.
It is now widely accepted that insulin pumps can make a real difference to the ability of people with Type 1 diabetes to manage their condition and prevent complications.
They don't work for everyone but clinical guidelines say that far more people in Scotland should have access to them than is currently the case. Right now, only about 2.5% of patients have them.
So I make this commitment today. By 2013, 25% of all type 1 diabetes sufferers under the age of 18 will have access to insulin pumps.
And over the next three years we will triple the total number available to sufferers of all ages to more than 2,000 - improving the quality of life for patients right across Scotland.
