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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Urgent action is needed on the diabetes "epidemic", with Welsh government targets to deal with it likely to be missed, assembly members have warned.
About 160,000 in Wales have the disease and another 350,000 people have pre-diabetes, with higher than normal blood sugar levels.
A Welsh assembly committee said more people would become ill unless ministers take a "more of a lead".
Health Minister Mark Drakeford says he will consider the recommendations.
The Welsh government published a list of targets 10 years ago to improve services for people living with diabetes in its Diabetes National Service Framework.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23020207
The sidebar explanation of the two main types almost gets it right, except it claims that Type 2 is treated with a 'healthy diet and increased physical activity' - erm, sometimes (often) medication is also needed! 🙄 Also, not sure qhy there is an interview with a Type 1 child when the 'epidemic is almost exclusively Type 2'.
About 160,000 in Wales have the disease and another 350,000 people have pre-diabetes, with higher than normal blood sugar levels.
A Welsh assembly committee said more people would become ill unless ministers take a "more of a lead".
Health Minister Mark Drakeford says he will consider the recommendations.
The Welsh government published a list of targets 10 years ago to improve services for people living with diabetes in its Diabetes National Service Framework.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23020207
The sidebar explanation of the two main types almost gets it right, except it claims that Type 2 is treated with a 'healthy diet and increased physical activity' - erm, sometimes (often) medication is also needed! 🙄 Also, not sure qhy there is an interview with a Type 1 child when the 'epidemic is almost exclusively Type 2'.
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