Diabetes cases up 65% in a decade
BRITAIN is sitting on a diabetes time bomb.
The numbers of people with diabetes in the UK has skyrocketed
The number of adults with the condition has rocketed by 65 per cent since 2005 to 3.5 million, figures reveal.
According to analysis of GP data, there has been a 3.5 per cent rise in cases in the last year.
There has been a 3.5 per cent rise in diabetes in the last year
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Some 3.5 million adults in the UK have diabetes so treatments are urgently needed that can help prevent them suffering a deadly or disabling heart attack or stroke
Hundreds of thousands more are believed to remain undiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and unhealthy lifestyles.
The British Heart Foundation is highlighting the issue as it has been found that having diabetes doubles the risk of cardiovascular attacks.
To mark World Diabetes Day today, the charity has revealed £3million new funding for research into the link.
It is hoped the work will lead to new therapies to prevent people with diabetes dying early from heart disease.
Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the heart foundation, said: “Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Hundreds of thousands are believed to remain undiagnosed
“Some 3.5 million adults in the UK have diabetes so treatments are urgently needed that can help prevent them suffering a deadly or disabling heart attack or stroke.”
Factors such as pressure, commuting time and where people live may increase risk
Separate research from University College London has found socio-cultural factors – including time pressure, commuting time and where people live – play a role in the risk of developing diabetes.