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Diabetes, the latest warning

Ellen Hoggard
by Ellen Hoggard, writer at Nutritionist Resource
August 20th, 2015
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This week, the charity Diabetes UK warned that the number of people affected by diabetes has increased by a staggering 60 per cent since 2005.

In 2005, it was announced that 2.3 million people were living with some form of diabetes. Today that number has risen to over three million and the team at Diabetes UK have estimated that there are thousands of undiagnosed cases.

Diabetes is a result of uncontrolled blood sugar levels in the body; if symptoms develop and worsen they can lead to organ and nerve damage and even loss of eyesight. The condition is also linked to a reported 135 foot-amputations a week in the UK.

Diabetes UK warned that the need for effective care for people living with the condition is urgent, but highlighting the importance of prevention should be a priority. They said, “The costs of treating diabetes will continue to spiral out of control and threaten to bankrupt the NHS. Now is the time for action.”

Chief executive of Diabetes UK, Barbara Young explained how since 2005, the number of diabetes patients in the UK has increased by more than one million people. “With a record number of people now living with the condition, there is no time to waste – the government must act now.”

Six out of 10 people in the UK receive the eight-care processes recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Young believes it is critical the government take urgent action to ensure that all diabetes sufferers are receiving the eight-care processes.

“It is unacceptable that a third of people living with the condition do not currently get these, putting them at risk of developing complications such as amputations, heart attack or stroke.”

Diabetes currently costs the NHS nearly £10 billion each year with 80 per cent of this budget being spent on managing avoidable complications.

Young added, “The NHS must prioritise providing better care and improved education options for people with diabetes now, giving them the best chance of living long, healthy lives.”

The charity believes that until the NHS have taken this on, the suffering and the cost of diabetes will continue to rise, threatening to bankrupt the NHS. They have predicted that if things continue, the next 10 years will see the number of people living with the condition rising to five million.

With diabetes affecting over three million people in the UK, it is important to know the signs of the condition and how you can prevent it. Please visit our diabetes fact-sheet for more information.

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About Ellen Hoggard

Ellen is the Content Manager for Memiah and writer for Nutritionist Resource and Happiful magazine.

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